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Southern African snake ID please?

cfitz · 2010-04-01 23:02:53

Can anyone here tell me what type of snake this is please. I saw it in Kgalagadi (Kalahari Desert area), South Africa last October. Thank you!

02-04-2010 12:02am

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cfitz

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Can anyone here tell me what type of snake this is please. I saw it in Kgalagadi (Kalahari Desert area), South Africa last October. Thank you!

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#2 02-04-2010 1:04pm

bonerjams03

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Black Mamba?

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#3 04-04-2010 4:39pm

cfitz

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IRcolm wrote: »

Black Mamba?

I don't know, but I didn't think a Black Mamba had those marks on its body?

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#4 05-04-2010 8:31am

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Eastern Tiger snake maybe

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#5 05-04-2010 2:37pm

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Everett wrote: »

Eastern Tiger snake maybe

As far as I know, they don't have those guys in the Kalahari.

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#6 05-04-2010 10:02pm

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Got an ID on another message board - seems it's a Cape Cobra. Thanks for the help.

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