Date Added
April 10, 2024
05:34 PM SAST
Date Added
April 10, 2024
04:59 PM SAST
Date Added
April 1, 2024
05:49 PM UTC
Date Added
April 9, 2024
03:22 PM CEST
Date Added
April 8, 2024
10:42 PM SAST
Description
Two male molesnakes fighting for dominance and for residence of an unused molerat tunnel.
The black snake was the first on the scene but was ousted a week later when the light brown snake appeared.
The lighter coloured male won the wrestling and inflicted a gash across the black snakes body. Approximately a month later a chocolate brown female joined the lighter brown male in his tunnel.
To further elaborate: The black snake occupied the hole for a week before the light brown one appeared and they had their wrestling match. After this the black snake left and the light brown snake took residence of the hole. He then "patrolled" his small patch of ground around the hole for a month before a very large dark brown mole snake appeared and cohabited that hole with him for a few days before both snakes left. The lighter snake didn't appear to leave the area during this time and molerat activity continued in very close proximity to this (the molerats were "harvesting" my sunflower plants which can be seen in my pics) so I'm guessing very little hunting was happening 😊.
The lighter snakes' "patrol" area was pretty much a short circuit around my bietou bush approx 6m long, it was so predictable that I was able to crouch down next to his route in anticipation of him passing close to me. I filmed him as he slithered past at an arms length away. The third snake on the scene, the dark chocolate specimen, was larger than either the black or the light brown snakes. This snake was incredibly skittish and I only have the briefest video of it disappearing in a flash into the hole. This all happened on the edge of my driveway approximately 5m from my front door on a smallholding in Morningstar, Cape Town.
What
Moonrat
(Echinosorex gymnurus)
Date Added
July 30, 2021
10:15 PM +08
Date Added
March 27, 2024
03:37 PM UTC
Date Added
March 12, 2024
09:36 AM SAST
Date Added
August 16, 2023
07:58 AM EAT
Date Added
February 27, 2024
07:50 PM SAST
Date Added
February 17, 2024
02:54 PM SAST
Date Added
February 15, 2024
12:24 AM SAST
Date Added
February 15, 2024
03:33 PM UTC
Date Added
February 14, 2024
06:17 PM +08
Date Added
February 14, 2024
07:13 AM CET
Date Added
February 11, 2024
02:15 PM CET
Date Added
February 11, 2024
08:56 AM SAST
Date Added
February 9, 2024
06:50 PM +08
Date Added
February 9, 2024
10:24 AM SAST
Date Added
February 9, 2024
12:42 AM SAST
Date Added
February 8, 2024
07:26 AM CET
Date Added
February 5, 2024
04:35 PM CET
Date Added
February 5, 2024
05:00 PM CET
Description
attacked by a Parabuthus brevimanus
Date Added
February 4, 2024
01:45 PM UTC
Date Added
February 2, 2024
07:46 AM SAST
Date Added
January 14, 2024
05:03 PM SAST
Date Added
January 14, 2024
05:03 PM SAST
Date Added
November 30, 2023
09:50 AM SAST
Date Added
November 29, 2023
05:55 PM SAST
Date Added
November 27, 2023
01:25 PM SAST
Date Added
November 19, 2023
11:31 PM SAST
Date Added
November 17, 2023
07:32 PM SAST
Description
with Enviro-Insight and HCV Africa
Date Added
November 17, 2023
07:34 PM SAST
Description
with Enviro-Insight and HCV Africa
Date Added
November 17, 2023
07:37 PM SAST
Description
with Enviro-Insight and HCV Africa
Date Added
November 15, 2023
08:34 PM PST
Date Added
November 14, 2023
02:18 PM CET
Description
I was in Gallon Jug Belize for 6 weeks in June-July. Botflies were first detected in August on scalp and arm once I returned to the US. Allowed to pupate and adult flies collected as specimens.
Date Added
January 27, 2021
07:53 AM SAST
Date Added
May 13, 2018
01:35 PM SAST
Date Added
November 4, 2023
12:57 PM CET
Date Added
November 3, 2023
05:19 PM SAST
Date Added
November 2, 2023
01:40 PM +08
Date Added
October 18, 2023
05:43 AM UTC
Date Added
December 15, 2021
11:31 AM CET
Date Added
October 17, 2023
09:00 AM SAST
Date Added
October 15, 2023
07:21 PM SAST
Date Added
October 11, 2023
01:03 PM UTC
Date Added
October 8, 2023
09:36 PM +08
Date Added
October 8, 2023
04:15 PM +08
Date Added
September 19, 2023
06:48 AM UTC
Description
Un serpent dont on arrive pas connaître de quel côté l'on retrouve la tête
Date Added
September 28, 2023
01:55 PM SAST
Date Added
September 28, 2023
10:44 AM SAST
Date Added
September 27, 2023
09:28 PM SAST
Date Added
September 27, 2023
08:54 PM SAST
Date Added
September 27, 2023
07:47 PM SAST
Date Added
September 27, 2023
07:51 PM SAST
Date Added
September 26, 2023
10:01 PM SAST
Date Added
September 25, 2023
11:39 PM SAST
Date Added
September 25, 2023
11:47 PM SAST
Date Added
September 26, 2023
05:34 PM SAST
Date Added
September 26, 2023
05:34 PM SAST
Date Added
September 25, 2023
07:53 PM SAST
Date Added
September 25, 2023
08:51 AM SAST
Date Added
September 25, 2023
09:29 AM SAST
Date Added
September 23, 2023
12:49 AM SAST
Date Added
September 21, 2023
10:51 PM SAST
Date Added
September 23, 2023
09:23 AM SAST
Date Added
September 22, 2023
02:14 PM SAST
Date Added
September 21, 2023
11:48 PM SAST
Date Added
September 20, 2023
06:00 PM SAST
Date Added
October 27, 2022
12:24 PM UTC
Description
Photographed in a “studio” setup before release due to the snake being found as a result of a call out.
Date Added
September 13, 2023
12:29 PM BST
Date Added
September 12, 2023
01:16 PM BST
Date Added
September 11, 2023
08:29 AM CEST
Date Added
September 8, 2023
01:00 PM SAST
Date Added
February 17, 2023
05:40 PM SAST
Date Added
September 6, 2023
08:21 PM UTC
Date Added
September 6, 2023
07:57 PM UTC
Date Added
August 20, 2023
04:32 AM UTC
Date
Missing Date
Date Added
September 5, 2023
10:06 AM CAT
Date Added
August 1, 2023
02:37 PM CEST
Date Added
August 28, 2023
05:12 PM SAST
Date Added
August 28, 2023
03:19 PM +08
Date Added
August 28, 2023
03:22 PM +08
Date Added
August 25, 2023
06:25 PM SAST
Date Added
August 26, 2023
03:47 PM SAST
Date Added
August 25, 2023
01:14 AM HST
Date Added
November 5, 2022
07:38 PM UTC
Date Added
August 16, 2023
07:50 AM EAT
Date Added
August 14, 2023
07:33 AM UTC
Description
First record of interspecific amplexus between X. laevis and S. capensis.
Date Added
August 14, 2023
07:36 AM UTC
Description
First record of interspecific amplexus between X. laevis and S. capensis.
Date Added
September 22, 2020
06:02 PM UTC
Description
Mating frogs in Cape Point
Date Added
August 12, 2023
03:08 PM SAST
Date Added
July 31, 2023
01:46 PM SAST
Description
with Phil Patton & Llwelyn Coertzen
Date Added
August 4, 2023
06:00 PM SAST
Description
with Phil Patton & Llwelyn Coertzen
Date Added
August 2, 2023
02:54 AM CEST
Date Added
July 31, 2023
07:48 PM SAST
Date Added
July 31, 2023
01:46 PM SAST
Description
with Phil Patton & Llwelyn Coertzen
Date Added
January 21, 2023
12:18 PM SAST
Place
Private
Date Added
July 26, 2023
05:12 AM UTC
Date Added
July 23, 2023
02:43 PM EDT