Sighted in the Liuwa Plains of Western Zambia. at 11.28am on the 8th December 2013 whilst leading a safari.
The snake was alive and wild.
Photographed.
It was sighed by safari guide Jason alfonsi and other observers myself included.
Clear weather, there had been rain. It was beside the sandy track in short suffrutex and grass. It remained imobile relying on its very good camoflage and shape.
I was not completely sure of its identification , Initially thought possibly Skaapsteker or sandsnake of unknown type. I recently sent the image to Dr. D. Broadley of the National Museum of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. He was able to identify it as a Striped beaked snake.
Good day. Robin Pope Zambia.