Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:29 pm
Eek!! I would have moved house long ago! 
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Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:07 am
Those are his pet spitting cobras, I think, okie!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:51 pm
Hmmm.... That does not look like a spitting cobra which is basically black ,( very much like a rinkhals ) whilst this one is yellow --- well within colour variations of the cape cobra -- very often called a " geelslang " - yellowsnake
Also , cape cobra normally occur in the west/south western parts of SA , including in Namibia and Botswana , but I have never heard of them occurring as far east as Gauteng
Also , cape cobra normally occur in the west/south western parts of SA , including in Namibia and Botswana , but I have never heard of them occurring as far east as Gauteng
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:55 pm
Maybe they visit his brewery and change colour? 
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:03 pm
Uh, ah... quite a serious neighbour, H.e. 
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:22 pm
Hmmm... this is very interesting . I looked up in Sanbi-website , and it appears their distribution do include the WESTERN parts of Gauteng :
Distribution
The Cape cobra is endemic to southern Africa and is found widely in the Western and Northern Cape provinces, and into the Free State, North West Province, western parts of Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Botswana and southern Namibia. It is restricted to the western deserts and scrublands of southern Africa.
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Distribution
The Cape cobra is endemic to southern Africa and is found widely in the Western and Northern Cape provinces, and into the Free State, North West Province, western parts of Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Botswana and southern Namibia. It is restricted to the western deserts and scrublands of southern Africa.
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Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:03 pm
Interesting, Cloeusokie!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:53 pm
Could even be a "molslang" ,.. 
struggling
through the phases of maternity,,
Oops,..
strugglingthrough the phases of maternity,,
Oops,..
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:10 pm
Again yesterday,. managed too see the tail end of it slither
into the thicket,...
into the thicket,...
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:20 pm
Well , don't mess around with it 
It is one of the most dangerous snakes in Africa - 4 hours is all it takes
It is one of the most dangerous snakes in Africa - 4 hours is all it takes