Hi Erika
I had a farm for several years on Briars-Sharrow Road,
Hoskinstown. There were plenty of snakes there, mainly Eastern Brown and the
odd Tiger. However, out on the Hoskinstown Plain proper the ratio changed in
favour of the Tiger. This is probably a reflection of the fact that in terms
of food, the Tiger prefers frogs and the Eastern Brown prefers mice,etc. Your
skin looks like an Eastern Brown.
Regards
Lindsay Hansch
From: Erika Roper
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Sent: Saturday, 24 March 2012 7:06
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To: canberrabirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Snakes
Has anyone else noticed that this past summer seems to have been bad
for snakes? My yard (in Bungendore) and the cemetery over the road
are usually full of snakes, and a summer never goes by without
several sightings. No so for this year. I assumed that it had something to do
with the unusually mild and wet weather. Today though, I was walking through
the cemetery to look for some YTBC that I saw and heard flying over the house,
when I came across a large, almost perfect snakeskin. I haven't measured it yet
(my folks are freaking out about it somewhat) but the unbunched portion (tail
end) must be at least 1m long, and I'm guessing that the bunched up section
contains at least another 0.5 to 1m.
Not being a snake expert, I can't tell what species it is. Though
judging from past snakes in the yard it could be either a Tiger, a Brown, or a
King Brown.
Any thoughts? I have the skin in a box if anyone is interested in
seeing it.
