Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   154469
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2329CD
Observer:   Engelbrecht, Derek
Date of record:   2005-02-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Striped Skaapsteker (?) in Scaly-feathered Finch nest. I was monitoring three 3-day old nestlings at the time and I assume it must have eaten them as there were no chicks in the nest. I checked later that afternoon and it was still in the nest but 2 days later the nest was empty.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   4910
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris
Common name:   Short-snouted Grass Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Striped Skaapsteker (?)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-154469
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 154469 - photo: 1
VM-number: 154469 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2015-07-13 21:46:27
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910
Comment number:   2
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:  
Date:   2015-07-14 07:47:46
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910

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