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pmpimbura Contributing Member
Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 60 Location: Oxfordshire
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:18 am Post subject: |
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Looks like you had fun Al! Nice pics
The common name for the elapid in the last pic is a Red bellied black snake, if im not mistaken.
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tigersnake I'm new here...
Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 14 Location: bristol uk
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Hi Iri,
Yes, that last picture is a Red-Bellied Black Snake, but, check out the colour on the Pseudechis colletti, WOW.
All the best,
Brian. _________________ All venoms are poisons but not all poisons are venoms |
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iriechris Key Member
Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 227 Location: jersey, C.I
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:35 am Post subject: |
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brilliant pics dude, must have been a great experience for you, i know how much u have been wanting to do the visit.
Fantastic !!!!! _________________ Curently Keeping:
Varanus 0.0.1
Rhacodactylus 1.0.0
Uromastyx 1.1.0 |
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Stuart Forum Clown
Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:40 am Post subject: |
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Cheers for sharing those mate..what an experience that must have been!..Very Jealous. _________________
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Drymarchon32 Key Member
Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 271
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:09 am Post subject: |
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No worries
The Collett's snake was one of my favorites as well, but totally mental, and I think of all the snakes I saw this one was without doubt the crankiest. It may have been milked that day, I don't know, but it was a feisty little thing and absolutely stunning. Sorry if the quality of the pics suffers a bit, but it was a brand new camera and a novice cameraman but I think you get the idea
Couple more red-belly pics and a Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus (i think)
Al
p.s. A friend was kind enough to point out that the brown is an australis not textilis _________________ Complacency killed the keeper |
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tigersnake I'm new here...
Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 14 Location: bristol uk
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hi all,
Those Red-Bellies are awesome, were they easy to handle?, I have caught them in the wild, and found them quite calm (usually).
I thought the picture was a Mulga Snake, for me, the head was too flat for a Brown. Of course, this makes it a Black Snake (Pseudechis), not a Brown Snake (pseudonaja) .
Great pictures, I would love to visit Venom Supplies one day.
All the best,
Brian. _________________ All venoms are poisons but not all poisons are venoms |
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trueviper_UK CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 692 Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:22 am Post subject: |
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That red-bellie is just gorgeous _________________ You can't trust the snake......but you can always trust the snake to be a snake. |
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Drymarchon32 Key Member
Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 271
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Hey Brian,
the animals at VS was all under the control of the guys who work there, which was fine by me. However they did metion that the red bellies were pretty calm snakes once they got used to you, and the one on the hook in the picture was pretty well behaved. I have to admit they were absolutely stunning, certainly something I would love to see in the wild.
VS was impressive not only due to the huge collection of amazing animals, but also how well they were kept. I can imagine it is pretty difficult to maintain such a large and varied collection and still maintain high standards of hygene and health in the animals. A job well done indeed, much respect.
Al _________________ Complacency killed the keeper |
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davo Captivebred Communist
Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 1091 Location: glos.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:00 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a fantastic trip, thanks for sharing. Those red bellies are awesome. |
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RonW CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 536 Location: netherlands
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:58 am Post subject: |
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Great trip, but then Australia is a fantastic country to visit. Its a place any reptile enthusiast should visit if possible.
A red bellied snake was the only snake I saw alive when I was there years ago. Wasn't very cooperative when it came to taking pictures I saw lots of lizards, several monitor species, but hardly any snakes . We also found lots and lots of other animals, I just loved all those marsupials.
That venom facility looks amazing, I'd love to see that one day as well. |
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