Greggvdw Posted November 19, 2012 Share We found this snake on the trail at Modderfontein last weekend. Looked like it had been killed by some sort of bird/animal. A lot of the tail end of it had been eaten. And then a few meters down the road, another just like it, killed in the same way. Any snake experts out there to identify species? (The picture doesnt do it any justice in terms of size, was about as thick as my arm.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Bushpig Posted November 19, 2012 Share Cobra of some sort; distinctively shaped head. Hard to be specific without seeing it in the flesh. Not many grow as thick as your arm; possibly an Egyptian(not sure if they occur here). Mongooses kill them easily but it's more likely to have been killed by something with two legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catatonic_Joe Posted November 19, 2012 Share I think that a Puff Adder, but I'm no expert, could be mistaken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danus24 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Judging by its colour I'd say Rinkhals. Did you see the colour on the underside? Robodog and SyncSA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted November 19, 2012 Share BLACK LIKE THAT, MOST LIKELY A RHINKALS COBRA.http://www.seanthomas.net/oldsite/rink.jpg Edited November 19, 2012 by Li Mu Bai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 19, 2012 Share Cobra of some sort; distinctively shaped head. Hard to be specific without seeing it in the flesh. Not many grow as thick as your arm; possibly an Egyptian(not sure if they occur here). Mongooses kill them easily but it's more likely to have been killed by something with two legs.OMG .. a Bigfoot or Yeti? Seriously though ... finding a big boy like that and it's partner in crime very close by and then both killed in a similar fashion is odd. SyncSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catatonic_Joe Posted November 19, 2012 Share BLACK LIKE THAT, MOST LIKELY A RHINKALS COBRA.http://www.seanthomas.net/oldsite/rink.jpgI Agree, think you're right actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted November 19, 2012 Share PUFFADDER HAS GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, VERY DISTINCTIVEhttp://www.sareptiles.co.za/gallery/albums/userpics/10005/mini-Puff%20adder%20gauteng.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggvdw Posted November 19, 2012 Share Yeah there are plenty of Mongoose around there so I hope it was that. I am no expert, but it didnt look like it was killed by a human. Also there are pretty much only mountain bikers going through this reserve so I hope none of them would do something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavmeister Posted November 19, 2012 Share Not sure, scary though! Edited November 19, 2012 by Sprocket70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyncSA Posted November 19, 2012 Share OMG .. a Bigfoot or Yeti? Seriously though ... finding a big boy like that and it's partner in crime very close by and then both killed in a similar fashion is odd. Stupid question - but could it not have been the other half? Edited November 19, 2012 by SyncSA Vanilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemeister Posted November 19, 2012 Share Cobra. Nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggvdw Posted November 19, 2012 Share Judging by its colour I'd say Rinkhals. Did you see the colour on the underside?The underside was black and every now and then a white strip. Much like the picture above. I was always under the impression that a rinkhals was skinnier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggvdw Posted November 19, 2012 Share Stupid question - but could it not have been the other half?Haha, no they both had heads SyncSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigghead Posted November 19, 2012 Share I thought a puffy, but not sure with coloring like that? Saw the info RE: the underside after posting. Problems with Rinkhals is that they like to "play dead". That one looks properly dead tho. Edited November 19, 2012 by Jigghead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Bushpig Posted November 19, 2012 Share OMG .. a Bigfoot or Yeti? Or a Secretary Bird that watched too much Riverdance. Seriously though ... finding a big boy like that and it's partner in crime very close by and then both killed in a similar fashion is odd. I once lived in an area where we had Huge Egyptian Cobras; we would often see two quite close to the same Antheap. Killed like that; yes, odd. Probably one really PO'ed Mongoose, although they normally are quite happy to eat a snake, and understand that the head needs to be destroyed to render that snake safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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