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11-26-12, 04:28 PM
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Re: new here from ghana
sorry, scenery pictures.
we are actually in the bush / forest very often with different type of vegetation, often very dense and "original"
but we do not see many snakes, probably we move too noisily. seen some pythons, puff adders and mambas, but the one in the pics is a first. We often see however snake skins or sometimes find dead snakes. They look rather dead, have never really tested that. :-)
what about the attached? is that more like you are looking for?
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11-26-12, 04:55 PM
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Re: new here from ghana
Absolutely amazing exanthematicus photos. In a tree too... thank you for posting them.
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11-26-12, 05:02 PM
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Re: new here from ghana
was more like a bush.
the area is called accra plains, I attach some pictures that should give a feel for the landscape.
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11-26-12, 06:44 PM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
Very cool pictures!
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11-26-12, 06:48 PM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
Gorgeous landscape and critter! Thank you for sharing with us 
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11-26-12, 08:46 PM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
Awesome! Thank you very much. Was that an adult?
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11-26-12, 08:53 PM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
Wow impressive!
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11-26-12, 09:01 PM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
Very, very cool.
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11-27-12, 12:38 PM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
Very cool wild pics
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11-27-12, 03:50 PM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
So amazing!!! thanks for sharing!!!
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11-28-12, 05:43 AM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
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Awesome! Thank you very much. Was that an adult?
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well, it was about 25 or 30 cm long, so i guess not baby, but how big do they get?
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11-28-12, 07:00 AM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
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well, it was about 25 or 30 cm long, so i guess not baby, but how big do they get?
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about 1 meter long.
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11-28-12, 07:35 AM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
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about 1 meter long.
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Though I believe DB found that they averaged 24 inches or 60cm in the wild. Females matured at 10-11 inches or so. Living in a good home in captivity has its perks..
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11-28-12, 07:43 AM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
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Though I believe DB found that they averaged 24 inches or 60cm in the wild. Females matured at 10-11 inches or so. Living in a good home in captivity has its perks..
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I have to wonder if "pushing to the extreme" is actually healthy for the animals?
here is a good example of an adult found in the wild....
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11-28-12, 08:39 AM
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Re: Wild Savannah Monitor pics in Ghana
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Though I believe DB found that they averaged 24 inches or 60cm in the wild. Females matured at 10-11 inches or so. Living in a good home in captivity has its perks..
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From what I understand Daniel didnt find many adults in the wild. His area of study contained mostly juvenile animals. I know he has gone looking for larger individuals like the one in Waynes picture, but I think that definitely skewed his results on size.
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