Adults and juvenile African bull Frogs will eat any living thing which fits into their mouths.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining – the fact that so many people have shown interest in this research is positive in itself, especially when it comes to snake education and awareness.

But, as this is supposed to be science, correctness is important and I decided that I needed to make 110 % sure before proceeding with this as a confirmed record of this species from Table Mountain.

Post was not sent - check your email addresses! In addition those in the past that have encountered a rinkhals may have misidentified it or passed it off as something else, some of them may have run in fear. When I volunteered at the Transvaal Snake Park I handled these frogs every weekend for over a year and was never bitten. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Date: Saturday 16 February 2019, Venue: McGregor Museum, Kimberley

Grant, keep up the great work, perhaps one day I’ll call you with good news! I Stay on the edge of the suburb, next to my house is just veld.

It is a good reminder though of just how meticulous we have to be with every record, and just how easily snakes can be misidentified with confidence, even by experts. However, if people aren’t aware of what a rinkhals looks like identifications of rinkhals could also go missing when people assume that it is something else, especially a Cape cobra due to its general similarity when it spreads a hood. African Giant Bull Frogs are commonly kept in zoos and snake parks and in the overseas exotic pet trade. Only time will tell. After much scrutiny we have determined that the snake is actually an unusual colour morph of a juvenile cape cobra. He noticed something in the head shape, something distinctive. Human fatalities are not common but the venom will do definite damage. It is fond of wetlands where it feeds on frogs. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. And yes it is far, but you have enough time to get there. I used to be suggested this web site via my cousin. Rinkhals have a shiny black belly with white cross bars on the throat. How is the research going? Juvenile Bull Frogs have no problem eating their siblings A preserved African Giant Bullfrog that had been kept at the Transvaal Museum was dissected and had 17 and a half baby Rinkhals in its stomach. In the Eastern Cape through to the Western Cape they are also banded with yellow or orange and black to brown. Had I ‘seen’ rinkhals in this picture because that is what I so desperately wanted it to be? Historically, this snake was once common in the lowlands of Cape Town and had been recorded a number of times by naturalists in the late 1960’s and the early 1970’s but for some reason has never been recorded on Table Mountain itself. On the way I found myself a little lost amongst the farms where I happened upon a gentleman in his garden who looked like he might know where I was supposed to be. No major developments but have a look at my site. Photographs or an actual specimen are the only ways to confirm a sighting.

Absolutely – do the course! The photos were sent in by a member of the public who was hiking on Table Mountain. Juvenile Rinkhals are seldom black like the adults and are usually a light grey or brown, and often with darker flecks. In Gauteng this species requires a TOPS permit in order to keep them. This has been in consultation with experts who initially agreed that it was a rinkhals. ( Log Out /  Have subscribed to yours too, I am part-time in the deep south, past Scarborough and Red Hill but before the reserve so it is important to know what’s going on down there. Ah Grant, what an honour!

Thanks! Rinkhals are generalist hunters but are especially fond of toads, frequenting vleis in grassland areas as well as other water bodies like dams and fish ponds. The pain is excruciating and the venom needs to be washed out as much as possible. But, without photographic proof from the peninsula, a little doubt had begun to creep in.

Grant and his team at the City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Branch are doing very important research into Hemachatus haemachatus distribution in the Cape and would appreciate any leads. It is good to note that the only hospital in the Western Cape that carries anti-venom is Tygerberg Hospital Poison Unit 021-931-6129, from boomslange to adders to cobra venom. Thanks man! Well done on your incredible research, this is such amazing news and I am working at spreading the awareness.

“Cobras and puff adders definitely, but that snake…never!” he stated. Never try to capture the snake or corner it. This has been in consultation with experts who initially agreed that it was a rinkhals. If a severe drought affects the frogs habitat they can stay cocooned in their burrows for several years. One of the workers had a huge fright when he saw the snake and slammed the door shut on its tail. So I contacted Graham Alexander again who reiterated that he thought it was a rinkhals but when I explained the reasoning behind the doubt, it was concluded that the pictures were not clear enough. Rinkhals are unique amongst African cobras in being ovoviviparous. Juveniles on the Highveld frequently have white or lighter faces and not the dark shiny black face of an adult. The work you’re doing is so important, are you tagging at all?

We're working on some great new features, which will be included into the app in the near future. Spray the enclosure and remove faeces and uneaten food daily. Thank YOU! August 2010, the project was now in full swing and the weather was warming up. Two of my friends and I are interested thus far. That’s why I drove all the way out there.”, Visit the official Covid-19 Portal This results in a huge number of eggs, tadpoles and eventually froglets being around at the same time. Kenilworth racecourse is another area where this species was known to occur, and is under formal conservation, but the last sighting from there was in 2002.

I’d be incredibly excited initially…but, we need to remind ourselves that if it wasn’t for their decline we wouldn’t need research like this. More Information, The Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal Courier is based in Dundee. -Zayaan. During hibernation the Bull Frogs cover themselves in a mucous coating with dries and forms a protective cocoon. Unfortunately though, people are often afraid to take pictures! Well so I’d hoped.

I have always thought of then as monster snakes and very long.

Now I am not so sure… A member of the public sent a photograph through to me this morning of a snake he spotted on Table Mountain this weekend.



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