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04-MAY-2007 İAlexander Dudley 2007

Demansia rimicola

Boulia Qld

This fast-moving snake lives amongst the blacksoil plains of Western Qld where it hunts lizards. It is extremely difficult to catch-
this specimen was actually found recently killed by a car on the road, but as rigor mortis had not yet set in I was able to arrange
the corpse in a manner suitable for photography, thus ensuring its virtual immortality.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/250s f/16.0 at 60.0mm iso100, Manual flash and slave hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time04-May-2007 11:49:25
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Karen Moen25-Jan-2009 08:53
The scales and coloring and its behavior are similar to our coachwhip snakes. They are very nervous and quick to bite. Voted.
John Scanlon 05-Oct-2007 07:25
The species shown in this picture is not _D. flagellatio_ but finally has a name of its own: _Demansia rimicola_ Scanlon, 2007. It is described in:
Glenn M. Shea and John D. Scanlon (2007). Revision of the small tropical whipsnakes previously referred to _Demansia olivacea_ (Gray, 1842) and _Demansia torquata_ (Gunther, 1862) (Squamata: Elapidae). Records of the Australian Museum 59: 117-142.
Best wishes from John S. PS - did you get a belly shot? and how red was it?