Atractaspis, earlier today
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Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:28 pmby Daniel Thie
doin a night trip in the Arad area, we saw few reptiles but many mammals, including a porky pine, rabbits, foxes and - surprisingly - two wolves.
However, suddenly, something that really caught my attention was to be found on the road...
Re: Atractaspis, earlier today
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:53 pmby Thomas Bader
Great record - congratulations. I guess mole vipers are quite rare and even hard to find.
I would never handle these snakes without thick gloves!
Re: Atractaspis, earlier today
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:48 pmby Daniel Thie
I have a feeling in my area here, all snakes are rare
Concerning the gloves: I only handeled it with a stick and that box, never came closer to its head than about half a meter. For an Ein Gedi Mole Viper it was quite big BTW - about 90cm.
Re: Atractaspis, earlier today
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:33 pmby Jürgen Gebhart
Congrats Daniel!
This is on the top five of my list when I`m the back in Israel again!!