Snake ID and field herping around TSV

[Poggle]

not long left tsv and used to go out herp hunting... loved it... there are some great specimans up there.. love the burtons too

 

[naivepom]

Just thought I'd share some pics of some of the herps i've seen over the last month including:

1 x brown
3 x taipans (a 1st for me)
100s x keelbacks, common trees and whip snakes
1 x black-striped snake (another 1st)
1 x BHP (another first)

 

[naivepom]

A few more.....the whip snakes mating was a first also

 

[Palex134]

Great shots Kris. Congrats on the Taipan and the BHP...Did you encounter those around the area? Also, any idea on the skink species? Looks like a Glaphyromorphus sp? Looks like a very productive month of herping.

 

[Jonno from ERD]

G'day mate,

Any photo's of the Taipans?

 

[naivepom]

Pete - The BHP was just outside Charters Towers, all the rest were in my local area and yep I think the skink is Glaphyromorphus punctulatus.

Jonno - sady not, the 1st time I was totally unprepared as I was never expecting to see one, the second time it was so big and swift I was kind of frozen to the spot until it dissappeared into grass! The 3rd time I had no excuse but never got a pic - but now I know where a good place to look for them is I am keeping my fingers crossed I should get a photo soon.

 

[iceman]

some great finds there naivepom an some sweet pic's too.

i went out herpin' last last an got 5 death adder an a 7ft scrub python.

 

[naivepom]

Cheers Iceman - sounds like you've had some decent luck herping recently as well - 5 death adders in 1 night is a pretty good haul by anyone's standards!

 

[Kitah]

Nice pictures! Jealous with the BHP, and love the GTS pics, gorgeous animals. Looking forward to lecture recess and will see if I can find anything (I can see lots of catching up for uni happening...)

 

[Kersten]

5 death adders in 1 night is a pretty good haul by anyone's standards!

It's enough to make you sick with jealousy :lol: There are supposed to be a population of adders in the Gladstone area but we've never come across one and it's not for lack of trying. 5 in one night is just greedy.

 

[iceman]

Kersten, by the sounds of things looks like i'll have to come down there an show yous how its done lol .......

 

[Kris]

Ok Princess, name the day.

I get the usual b-s stories, "a mate caught a spotted python and handled it, and when I checked it out it was an adder" all the time. In 10yrs holding a dmp and 18 odd years being interested/keeping I still haven't located one here.