This year has been my biggest for herping so far, all of the trips have been predominantly herp based, and they have been really quite successful. I was in Australia for the beginning of the year, and I have just returned from South Africa. Whilst it was not my first time visiting Australia, it was my first full on herp trip to both countries.
I guess the easiest way to do this is by country, so l'll start with South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA 2015
(Limpopo & Mpumalanga provinces)
Transvaal Girdled Lizard - Cordylus vittifer
Drakensberg Crag Lizard - Pseudocordylus melanotus
Cross-marked Whip Snake -Psammophis crucifer
Bibron's Blind Snake - Typhlops bibronii
Black Mamba - Dendroaspis polylepis
Natal Rock Python - Python natalensis (juv.)
Boomslang - Dispholidus typus (female)
Spotted Bush Snake - Philothamnus semivariegatus
Snouted Cobra - Naja annulifera (juv.)
Twig Snake - Thelotornis capensis
Natal Rock Python - Python natalensis
Puff Adder - Bitis arietans arietans
Eastern Tiger Snake - Telescopus semiannulatus semiannulatus
Schlegel's Beaked Blind Snake - Rhinotyphlops schegeli
Flap-necked Chameleon - Chamaeleo dilepis
Van Son's Gecko - Pachydactylus vansoni (juv.)
Herald Snake - Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (juv.)
Cape Wolf Snake - Lycophidion capense
AUSTRALIA
(Cairns, FNQ & Sydney, NSW)
Spotted Python - Antaresia maculosa
Brown Tree Snake "Night Tiger" phase - Boiga irregularis
Burton's Legless Lizard - Lialis burtonis
[suspected] Jungle Carpet Python - Morelia spilota cheyeni (juv.)
Common Tree Snake - Dendrelaphis punctulata
Pink-tongued Skink - Hemisphaeriodon gerrardii
Chameleon Gecko - Carphodactylus laevis
Black-striped Snake - Cryptophis nigrostriatus
[suspected] Coastal Carpet Python - Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Brown Tree Snake - Boiga irregularis (juv.)
Red-bellied Black Snake - Pseudechis porphyriacus
Water Python - Liasis fuscus (juv.)
Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko - Saltuarius cornutus
Boyd's Forest Dragon - Hypsilurus boydii
Scrub Python - Morelia kinghorni
Common Death Adder - Acanthophis antarcticus
Non-Reptiley stuff
Southern Cassowary - Casuarius casuarius
Platypus - Ornithorhynchus anatinus
SINGAPORE
Reticulated Python - Python [Malayopython] reticulatus (juv.)
White-bellied Ratsnake - Ptyas fusca
Congrats for making it to the end of the long post
The year isn't over yet. More to come very soon.....
2015 so far.... (long post - many pictures)
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Re: 2015 so far.... (long post - many pictures)
This post is freaking amazing! The mamba, the boomslang, the twigsnake, the cobra, the pythons, the platypus, the cassowaries, my mind can't handle it all. Thanks very much for taking the time to put this together. Did you find the mamba to be pretty temperamental, or did you leave it alone for the most part? I don't know. The twigsnake is what really scares me. I remember reading somewhere that there's no suitable antivenom/treatment for a bite. That info could be very, very out-dated though, so if that's not true I never said it. Also, the photo quality is great. Thanks again.
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Re: 2015 so far.... (long post - many pictures)
Another stunning post, Ronan!
Especially beautiful shots of the African herps. I can see how much you've improved over such a short period of time from them. Well done buddy!
P.s. That platypus and those cassowaries are freaking badass.
Especially beautiful shots of the African herps. I can see how much you've improved over such a short period of time from them. Well done buddy!
P.s. That platypus and those cassowaries are freaking badass.
Re: 2015 so far.... (long post - many pictures)
Wonderful post! Great shots and nice variety of species.
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Re: 2015 so far.... (long post - many pictures)
Wow Ronan!
Awesome photos and animals
What a terrific mix of dangerous snakes, big snakes, tiny snakes, and oddball animals.
Thanks for sharing!!
Jeff
Awesome photos and animals
What a terrific mix of dangerous snakes, big snakes, tiny snakes, and oddball animals.
Thanks for sharing!!
Jeff
Re: 2015 so far.... (long post - many pictures)
Great post, looks like youre having an fantastic year; South africa, Australia, singapore... Wow! Loved all the herps but the cassowaries were also an unexpected highlight for me!