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Spotted skaapsteker (young of the year)

Psammophylax rhombeatus

Description:

Small docile mildly venomous snake found in a rock pile

Habitat:

Grasslands

1 Species ID Suggestions

OkieHerper
OkieHerper 10 years ago
Spotted skaapsteker
Psammophylax rhombeatus Psammophylax rhombeatus


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17 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Gladly Bo! :)

WildAdventress
WildAdventress 10 years ago

nice! please add to this mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2273... thanks :)

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

:)

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

That is often the case with rear fang snakes... fortunately for us who enjoy them!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Indeed Karen, although this little guy's jaws would have been too small to do me any damage!

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

Stunning little snake... a rear fanged snake, perhaps?

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thank you Antonio & Mona! Yes it is alway cool to have such a close encounter!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Very nice...

Beautiful Karen,i spotted one baby snake last week too,very cool to have them in the hands :-) cute

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thank you OkieHerper!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thank you sintija!

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

Wow, adorable!!! :))

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Now I can understand the boys fascination for snakes. African snakes come in so many colors and patterns.

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Years ago Jemma - great movie!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Have you seen the movie"Out Of Africa" ?

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

There were actually about a dozen of these little guys Mark, but they
were fast! This was the only one I managed to grab!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Beautiful. That must have been a thrill to find.

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Feb 17, 2008
Submitted on Sep 18, 2013

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