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Honestly I have no idea, but the skin on the head looks spotted -O-


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I need help on this one, please. Seen in Orpen camp, April 2017
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Richprins wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 9:34 am No, I'll stick with skaapsteker! ^0^

No sign of head mottling!
The only thing you can see on the head are very large eyes on pale background (in a skaapsteker you would not be able to see the eyes from a distance because the dark stripe runs through the eyes) and a yellow throat which makes it a Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake, Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake.

Show me a skaapsteker with that kind of stripe pattern [O]


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Well done, Mel ^Q^ ^Q^ You are getting serious about this ;-)

I am no good with snakes :no:


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Mel, do you another photo with the body?


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Unfortunately not, Klippspringer. The body was well hidden in the grass and once the snake noticed my attention,
it vanished very quickly 0*\


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Lisbeth wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 10:54 am Well done, Mel ^Q^ ^Q^ You are getting serious about this ;-)
Only trying to get the ladies ahead again. ;-) But I don't have much left reptile-wise :O^


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Mel, I think that it could be this one https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 36#p116336 look at Bushcraft's pic.


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Is it possible that my serrated hinged terrapin is rather a marsh terrapin :-?


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Almost impossible, at least for me to see the difference.


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