Fork marked sandsnake

This fellow came to visit us a few months ago and posed ever so nicely for me. Species was incorrectly identified and is now correct

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WildFlower

Lion

This looks like a Fork-marked Sand Snake, Psammophis trinasalis.
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Psammophis&species=trinasalis
https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/6881092824/
http://www.sareptiles.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=142&t=8161
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psammophis_trinasalis
http://africansnakebiteinstitute.com/copper/displayimage.php?pid=234
http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/reptiles/squamata/serpentes/colubridae/psammophis_trinasalis.htm Posted 11 years ago

Msalicat

Giant Tortoise

I looked in my snake book and you are probably correct - a Kalahari Sand Snake. I have sent the pic to a snake FB page just to make sure. I was told it's a Skaapsteker when I described it to people in the area. When I get an ID from the snake people will change it. Thank you for letting me know :) It does say that the skaapsteker is sometimes mistaken for the Sand Snake Posted 11 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  From the photos I found in the net, the Skaapsteker has a thin dorsal stripe with no white line in the middle. The species of Psammophis have this white line and they have different patterns on the head. From what I can see of the head, Psammophis trinasalis is the best match. Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow, just wow! Posted 11 years ago

Msalicat

Giant Tortoise

Thank you - the snake people also said it's a Sand Snake :) Posted 11 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Great, I created an ID. Posted 11 years ago

The Fork-marked sand snake

The fork-marked sand snake is an African species described by WERNER, 1902. Although venomous is not dangerous to man. Likely to have an average lifespan of 10 years.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by WildFlower