Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   166150
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1331BB
Observer:   Helping Hands In Snake Safety (Zambia); Waterhouse Ken; Jenny Waterhouse
Date of record:   2018-06-05
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Snake was killed by school children. 97.4cm Long 17 Scales Midbody Found at 11:00am inside a motorbike helmet trying to reach the tree above.
Last updated:   2023-01-24 17:57:38
Sp. code:   4990
Species name:   Rhamphiophis rostratus
Common name:   Rufous Beaked Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-166150
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 166150 - photo: 1
VM-number: 166150 - photo: 2
VM-number: 166150 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2018-06-08 13:50:45
Species name:   Rhamphiophis rostratus -- Rufous Beaked Snake
Species code:   4990

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