Date: 17/01/2021 11:57:21
From: Woodie
ID: 1681817
Subject: Snake Skin

Can you tell the type of snake it is from the shed skin?

I found this dangling from the verandah rafters this morning.

Couldn’t get the head as it was jammed between the rafter and tin. Tried so gently, but it broke off.

By no means the biggest one I’ve had here. Just a tiny one it is.

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Date: 17/01/2021 12:05:47
From: Arts
ID: 1681821
Subject: re: Snake Skin

Woodie said:


Can you tell the type of snake it is from the shed skin?

I found this dangling from the verandah rafters this morning.

Couldn’t get the head as it was jammed between the rafter and tin. Tried so gently, but it broke off.

By no means the biggest one I’ve had here. Just a tiny one it is.


The underbelly scales usually can indicate if the snake is venomous. One scute is venomous two is no venomous… you can tell species by counting the rows, in general terms.

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Date: 17/01/2021 12:08:25
From: fsm
ID: 1681823
Subject: re: Snake Skin

Use this page to identify a snake based on its scale count.

http://www.arod.com.au/arod/scale/

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Date: 17/01/2021 12:36:02
From: Woodie
ID: 1681831
Subject: re: Snake Skin

fsm said:


Use this page to identify a snake based on its scale count.

http://www.arod.com.au/arod/scale/

I’m pretty sure I counted right, but got nothing.

It has just a single ventral scale, except past it’s arsehole, then it has two.

I think it’s arsehole scale is divided.

Dorsal scales either 16, 17, or 18. (bit difficult to count)

Subcaudal scales are divided.

State = NSW

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Date: 17/01/2021 12:39:12
From: Tamb
ID: 1681832
Subject: re: Snake Skin

Woodie said:


Can you tell the type of snake it is from the shed skin?

I found this dangling from the verandah rafters this morning.

Couldn’t get the head as it was jammed between the rafter and tin. Tried so gently, but it broke off.

By no means the biggest one I’ve had here. Just a tiny one it is.


Probably Brown Tree Snake, Boiga irregularis.

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Date: 18/01/2021 17:26:41
From: Speedy
ID: 1682539
Subject: re: Snake Skin

Tamb said:


Woodie said:

Can you tell the type of snake it is from the shed skin?

I found this dangling from the verandah rafters this morning.

Couldn’t get the head as it was jammed between the rafter and tin. Tried so gently, but it broke off.

By no means the biggest one I’ve had here. Just a tiny one it is.


Probably Brown Tree Snake, Boiga irregularis.

I would have thought more likely to be Common (Green) Tree Snake. If you’re on FB, post it on Fast Snake Identification (Australia), and you’ll have your ID in a flash.

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