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    Posted: 24 May 2004 at 3:58pm
Here are some photos taken today of a 142 cm, 540 g male Zamenis longissimus caught by Zoo staff over the week-end - a surprisingly calm amd cooperative photo subject as well.







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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Alan Hyde Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 May 2004 at 4:48pm
Superb pics Wolfgang! :¼)

How many of these do they think there are living wild in N Wales ?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Wolfgang Wuster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 May 2004 at 5:18pm
That's what we are trying to find out! I have an honours project student working on this, the snake was caught for her project, marked, and will be released tomorrow.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Wolfgang Wuster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 May 2004 at 6:59pm
Hi Tony,

Ref is:

Utiger, Urs, Notker Helfenberger, Beat Schõtti, Catherine Schmidt, Markus Ruf and Vincent Ziswiler. 2002. Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old World and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology. 9(2):105-124.

Check your email, I am about to send you a pdf of this, and another recent paper.

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That's interesting. I live in North Wales and hadn't realised such species were naturalised here.

 

cheers..........Chris

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Hello

Wolfgang, Your photo's are no longer avaliable and I havent seen them yet, Is there any way of being able to see them?

Thanks

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yes theyve gone,please.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote axel Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Mar 2007 at 9:12pm

Here are a couple of pics of the Colwyn bay Aesculapians.  They are truly amazing snakes.  Quite nippy when first caught, but soon settle down.  They are also good for scaring zoo visitors!  I had the pleasure of assisting with the 2006 research on the colony.

Axel

photo of an adult:

and a juvenile:

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Great shots Axel, did this colony originate solely from one gravid female (as I've heard) and what sort of numbers are thought to be present?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote axel Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Mar 2007 at 9:16am
Yes, the story is that the population was founded by a single pregnant female.  There are reasonable numbers present.  Our best day last year resulted in 7 captures.
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