RBB Interesting Head Colour.

[CamdeJong]

Thought I'd throw up a pic of a Red-Bellied Black I cought a few years back, at Woodgate Beach near Childers, QLD. The lady reported a "very dark snake with a brown head" so I obviously assumed Eastern Brown. Amazingly, though, it turned out to be a young RBB, about 1.2m and not in the best health. It was emaciated and her dog had given it a beating so I kept it at home for a few weeks and rehabilitated it. As some would know Red Bellies often have some amount of brown colouration on the nasal scales, but this one was a step above, and a beautiful snake. Anyone else come across one like this?

 

[harley0402]

wow i have never seen that before, i had one in my yard the other week and it was comletely black except for the red belly of course but yeah, thats unreal.

 

[snakelady-viper]

Red belly blacks down here in the Hunter Valley are often marked like that especially the larger ones 6 feet and over. He`s a nice looking black

 

[GeckoJosh]

A member on here posted a pic of a hatchie he bred that had a head even lighter than that

Nice looking RBBS

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Yer that was an insane looking red belly.

 

[Torah]

Do RBBS's hard to keep ?? Do they bite/strike more often than an python ???

 

[CamdeJong]

There's a lot to consider if you're going to keep a potentially dangerous snake. I keep and do snake shows with red bellies and they are an incredibly placid species if handled correctly and for a long time, depending on the individual, but to keep them you need to look into how to get the appropriate restricted license in your state, and I'd recommend volunteering at a zoo or reptile park to learn how to treat vens from professionals.

 

[Dannyboi]

Are red bellies as annoying to handle as I hear? or do they just sit there?

 

[Torah]

There's a lot to consider if you're going to keep a potentially dangerous snake. I keep and do snake shows with red bellies and they are an incredibly placid species if handled correctly and for a long time, depending on the individual, but to keep them you need to look into how to get the appropriate restricted license in your state, and I'd recommend volunteering at a zoo or reptile park to learn how to treat vens from professionals.

thanx , plus I definately DONT want vens even when I have the appropriate license , maybe when the kids move out but I dont like the idea of something that can really hurt/kill me as a pet lol I was just curious as to their temperament

 

[DanTheMan]

Not as nice looking as that one, but found this one with a red face in the western Brigalow Belt.

 

[CamdeJong]

Wow! They're amazing animals.

 

[Moreliavridis]

They both look like they are happy :lol:

Great looking RBB's though

 

[Snakeluvver2]

nice pics Dan!

 

[ssssmithy]

here's a rbb of mine with a head im yet to find anything similar to,very different.
ive also caught quite a few the same as the ones above around the lockyer valley in SEQ in the past few years.
nice snakes guys,smithy.

 

[Kellcat]

Awesome snakes guys! Especially like the colouring on yours smithy.

 

[thals]

The one's up north along the east coast tend to have the brown coloured snouts whereas most down south esp in Vic you'll find are all black.