Backyard wildlife

[Flutterby]

Eek!! I would have moved house long ago!

[Richprins]

Those are his pet spitting cobras, I think, okie!

[okie]

Hmmm.... That does not look like a spitting cobra which is basically black ,( very much like a rinkhals ) whilst this one is yellow --- well within colour variations of the cape cobra -- very often called a " geelslang " - yellowsnake

Also , cape cobra normally occur in the west/south western parts of SA , including in Namibia and Botswana , but I have never heard of them occurring as far east as Gauteng

[Richprins]

Maybe they visit his brewery and change colour?

[Mel]

Uh, ah... quite a serious neighbour, H.e.

[okie]

Hmmm... this is very interesting . I looked up in Sanbi-website , and it appears their distribution do include the WESTERN parts of Gauteng :

Distribution

The Cape cobra is endemic to southern Africa and is found widely in the Western and Northern Cape provinces, and into the Free State, North West Province, western parts of Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Botswana and southern Namibia. It is restricted to the western deserts and scrublands of southern Africa.

You learn something new every day

[Richprins]

Interesting, Cloeusokie!

[H. erectus]

Could even be a "molslang" ,.. struggling
through the phases of maternity,,

Oops,..

[H. erectus]

Again yesterday,. managed too see the tail end of it slither
into the thicket,...

[okie]

Well , don't mess around with it It is one of the most dangerous snakes in Africa - 4 hours is all it takes