Snake I.D. Help

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Jacob
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Snake I.D. Help

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Found in Northeast Swaziland...Simunye

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Ideas?
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beemaster
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I'm not sharp when it comes to African colubrids, but my first thought was wolf snake.
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Nature Nate
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hard to tell from all the graininess but my first impression was a cobra or mamba, granted, I have no experience with this region or it's snakes. :lol:
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What about a herald snake? It's got that nice, bulbous head.
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I am leaning towards a spitting cobra.

It was found in a populated area and I have found a few in that exact spot.

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Aren't the sympatric spitters a bit more girthy? Not that I would rule it out based on the quality of the photo, just seems "off" to me.
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