21 Yellow-faced Whipsnake at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Demansia psammophis | 15 Aug 2023 | wombey | ||
| Demansia psammophis | 14 Aug 2023 | dianat |
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Significant sighting
MatthewFrawley noted:
17 Aug 2023
First time this behaviour has been recorded in the act for the Yellow-faced Whipsnake.
User's notes
Link to the video recording - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2qp39bpabe2pyddx08moh/IMG_1960.MOV?rlkey=73kfmu4d2elu0cauew6on5jt8&dl=0
These guys were actually in the middle of the trail. Watched for awhile then walked past they slithered off. Half an hour to an hour later returned on the same trail and they were back on the trail at the same spot and at it again. They looked to beautiful and healthy.
8 comments
HelenCross
wrote:
14 Aug 2023
A link to the video on a cloud -based program like Google Photos or even YouTube would work
BrianLR
wrote:
15 Aug 2023
First time this behaviour has been recorded in the act for D. psamophis. It’s a great record, and a significant one at that. The 5th sighting of this species locally, first confirmed here in 2018. This represents their south eastern most record in the state.
WillO
wrote:
19 Aug 2023
Yes a great record , and quite high up on the range. thanks for submitting it.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.003071-35.418688
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 11 Aug 2023 12:41 PM Recorded on
- dianat Recorded by
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Additional information
- Breeding behaviour
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Demansia psammophis Scientific name
- Yellow-faced Whipsnake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 565.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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