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Mystery Snake in Vietnam!: |
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Adderz Member Joined: 01 Mar 2011 No. of posts: 2  View other posts by Adderz |
Posted: 01 Mar 2011 Hi All, I was just wondering if any of the herp experts of there could id this snake I saw when travelling in Vietnam. I've had a look myself but can't find a match. As you can see it was unfortunately killed by villagers. It was found in the mountainous north of Vietnam, near a place called Sapa. The area is above 2000-2500 above sea level. The area the snake was found was primarily arable fields (rice paddies i think) and areas of dotted scrub on the edge of a village. . Anyway, it was such a beautiful snake i hope someone can Id it! Cheers Rob I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left.... |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 01 Mar 2011 I'll have a bash at Elaphe mandarina or Mandarin ratsnake. Certainly found in that area but I'm no expert on snakes from that region though. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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kevinb Senior Member Joined: 18 Mar 2009 No. of posts: 61  View other posts by kevinb |
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 Yes I would agree with you there. |
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AGILIS Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 694  View other posts by AGILIS |
Posted: 04 Mar 2011 Apart from the tail it has the look of a sea snake LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
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Wolfgang Wuster Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 326 View other posts by Wolfgang Wuster |
Posted: 04 Mar 2011 Definitely a Mandarin rat snake (Euprepiophis mandarinus, formerly Elaphe mandarina - a pretty unmistakable species! Such a shame it was killed. Wolfgang Wüster School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor http://sbsweb.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/ |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 04 Mar 2011 Well there you go Rob, a definitive ID from a true expert Thought it would be nice to see a whole one all be it a captive, agreed a great shame that it was killed:
Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Adderz Member Joined: 01 Mar 2011 No. of posts: 2 View other posts by Adderz |
Posted: 07 Mar 2011 Thank you for all your expert advice guys! I do have some more foreign herps for you to take a look at but need to find the time..... Cheers Rob I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left.... |
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