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Green Water Snake

Philothamnus hoplogaster

Notes:

At Van Stadens upper dam

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago
Green Water Snake
Philothamnus hoplogaster Philothamnus hoplogaster (Green water snake)


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7 Comments

WildAdventress
WildAdventress 10 years ago

thank you so much!

AnthonyJones
AnthonyJones 10 years ago

Hi Bo. Have done so.

WildAdventress
WildAdventress 10 years ago

nice! please add it to this mission

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2273...

thanks

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Thanks Ashley!

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Opheodrys aestivus is a North American species, this is in South Africa.

GonçaloFerreira
GonçaloFerreira 11 years ago

Opheodrys aestivus?

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Hi there, Boomslangs have an egg-shaped head and strongly keeled scales. This is a green water snake, here is one I found to compare, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/147...

AnthonyJones
Spotted by
AnthonyJones

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Sep 5, 2011
Submitted on Feb 12, 2013

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