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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Mole-snake killed









This dead Mole-snake was seen on the corner of Chaffinch street and Canary crescent in Tableview.

Measurement: 2,3 Meters


The mole snake can be "quite ferocious".
Though not venomous, they can cause severe bite wounds. Despite this, they are said to make good pets when sufficiently settled.

The primary food source of P. cana comprises golden moles (hence the name), rodents, and other small mammals. For this reason, it is considered useful for the natural control of problem rodents.


Read more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_snake

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Birds eye view from the island at Rietvlei. Photogrash taken 2002