Telescopus dhara (Dhara tiger snakes)

[Louis Jacobsz]

I've been working with this amazing species for a while now and managed to get some hatchlings this season...:blink:

They are pretty rare here in SA so I thought I'd share them with you guys !

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Hatchling_dhara5_28512_x_82129.jpg

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Hatchling_dhara4_28768_x_51229.jpg

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Hatchling_dhara6_28768_x_51229.jpg

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Hatchling_dhara2_28768_x_51229.jpg

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Hatchling_dhara3_28768_x_51229.jpg

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Hatchling_dhara1_28820_x_51229.jpg

I hope you enjoyed them.

Regards
Louis.

[Trent]

As always a real treat Louis..Awesome pics!

[shaunyboy]

in that first picture,if you ignore the neck and look only at the head.....

it almost looks like a fish,if you scroll the picture down on your monitor,so you hide the fork in the tongue

i think its the head shape and eyes

i hope that makes sense :wacky:

great pic's,thanks for sharing mate

cheers shaun:)

[Lankyrob]

They are pretty, what sort of size do they get?

[MoreliAddict]

in that first picture,if you ignore the neck and look only at the head.....

it almost looks like a fish,if you scroll the picture down on your monitor,so you hide the fork in the tongue

i think its the head shape and eyes

i hope that makes sense :wacky:

great pic's,thanks for sharing mate

cheers shaun:)
^ this made me laugh a little too hard.

Nice species, are they hot?

[Pareeeee]

Woah, those eyes!

What a beautiful and *cute* snake ;)

[Louis Jacobsz]

Thanks a lot guys !

Haha...Shaun, I like the way you see the world haha...

@Lankyrob, These are pretty small snakes. They will probably not grow much larger that 70cm or so. The hatchling in the pic is around 10cm in length !

@MoreliAddict, They do have mild venom that's probably harmless to humans. Most bites from species in the genus Telescopus will cause a numbness around the bite site and the wound may bleed freely at times. But I honestly do not consider them to be "hot" as in Naja (cobra) hot. The closest thing I can compare them to would probably be a bite from a small False water cobra or Hognose snake.

Regards.

[millertime89]

Very nice! I too thought the first pic looked like a fish.

[AjaMichelle]

I love their look! :) thanks for sharing!

[jaleely]

haha i totally see the fish thing!

Wow, these guys are kind of like pugs...so ugly they're cute *LOL* and i am a snake lover for sure, but this thing looks almost like it hatched a little too soon or something. i like them though!

Not that venomous, eh? could go onto my list of wants....hehehe

[iBaman]

I love bug eyed snakes ^-^

[Ivanator]

Your snake is so cool! Are they more arboreal or terrestrial? Also, are they related to cat eye snakes at all? It kinda looks like one

[Louis Jacobsz]

Thanks guys !

These are terrestrial and also called Arabian cat eyed snakes Ivanator, so you are spot on.

I'll post some pics of the hatchlings once they start eating.

Regards.

[Snakeman8]

Awesome snake

[Louis Jacobsz]

Thanks snakeman8 !

Here's some updated pics for you guys...They've all eaten twice now and are growing like weeds !

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/dhara2_28768_x_48029.jpg

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/dhara3_28512_x_76829.jpg

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/dhara4_28768_x_51229.jpg

http://www.ljafricancaptivebreds.co.za/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/dhara1.jpg

Regards.

[stephanbakir]

gecko eaters? Fantastic looking species!

[Roadtrash]

Great pictures. I really like the last one in the first post, looks like he is smiling at us.

[bladeblaster]

very nice, I need to find out if these require DWAL, and add to my wish list :cool: