Dear Forum members,
A friend of me found in the province of Antwerp in Belgium a living snake in the motor compartiment of a car. He killed it immediately and kept it in a plastic bag.
I received a photo of the dead snake. It concerns an escaped one but it is new for me. I am not able to give it a name.
Who can help me with this determination?
Friendly greetings
André
Unknow snake from Belgium
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Unknow snake from Belgium
by André Van Hecke » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:19 pm
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by Mario Schweiger » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:40 pm
First I thought, looks like a Elaphe schrencki, but to many bars/blotches.
Maybe a dark horseshoe, Hemorrhois hippocrepis?
Mario
Maybe a dark horseshoe, Hemorrhois hippocrepis?
Mario
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by Tomas Mazuch » Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:11 pm
It is Lapropeltis getulus californae...
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by Niklas Ban » Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:12 pm
Tomas Mazuch wrote:It is Lapropeltis getulus californae...
I agree with that..
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by André Van Hecke » Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:32 pm
My sincere thanks to Mario, Tomas and Niklas for their reply with a determination.
André
André
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by Borji Heras » Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:45 pm
Lampropeltis almost 100% but the pattern is not californiae at all
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by Ilias Strachinis » Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:11 pm
Lampropeltis getulus splendida
Do people often kill snakes in Belgium too?
Do people often kill snakes in Belgium too?
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by Niklas Ban » Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:13 pm
Ilias Strachinis wrote:Lampropeltis getulus splendida
Do people often kill snakes in Belgium too?
getulas are very mean snakes !!
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by Jürgen Gebhart » Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:48 pm
Ilias Strachinis wrote:Lampropeltis getulus splendida
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Re: Unknow snake from Belgium
by Jeroen Speybroeck » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:10 pm
Ilias Strachinis wrote:Lampropeltis getulus splendida
Do people often kill snakes in Belgium too?
People hardly ever SEE snakes in Belgium...
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