Help identifying this snake in the Algarve

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Re: Help identifying this snake in the Algarve

Postby Ilian Velikov » Thu May 25, 2017 5:27 pm

Ruggero Morimando wrote:Sure! If you look carefully you'll find one dorsal line in the picture!

Indeed, there is a line. I completely missed it :shock:
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Re: Help identifying this snake in the Algarve

Postby Jeroen Speybroeck » Thu May 25, 2017 7:09 pm

Matthieu Berroneau wrote:Hello.
This is a (large) Rhinechis scalaris, the Ladder snake. ;)

Yes.
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Re: Help identifying this snake in the Algarve

Postby Robert Andrews » Thu May 25, 2017 9:34 pm

Ok so we are going for Ladder snake? When I get there I will look about and see if I can find them.

Are they appropriate to handle? My son is obsessed with holding herps when we find them in the U.K, including when we find Adders and Smooth Snakes!( which I tell him he shouldnt be handling as hes not old enough for a licence) :lol:
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Re: Help identifying this snake in the Algarve

Postby Matthieu Berroneau » Thu May 25, 2017 11:00 pm

Do not bite much but effective and accurate :lol:
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