The Herpetologist: Colubrids

Venomous Colubrids

Dispholidus typus African tree snake

Thelotornis capensis African vine snake

Psammophylax rhombeatus Spotted skaapsteker

Psammophylax tritaeniatus Striped Skaapsteker

Psammophis crucifer Montane grass snake

Psammophis schokari Afro-Asian sand snake

Psammophis phillipsi Olive sand snake

Boiga trigonata Common cat snake

Boiga irregularis Brown tree snake
Harmless Colubrids

Lamprophis aurora Aurora house snake

Lamprophis capensis Brown house snake

Lamprophis capensis Brown house snake (Alb)

Pseudaspis canaMole snake

Hydrodynastes gigas False water cobra

Dendrelaphis tristis Bronze-backed tree snake

Macropisthodon plumbicolor Green keel-back

Xenochrophis piscator Chequered keel-backed snake

Juvenile Chequered keel-back

Amphiesma beddomii Beddome's keel-back

Oligodon arnensis Banded kukri snake

Coelognathus h. helena Common trinket snake

Coelognathus h. monticollaris Mountain trinket snake

Argyrogena fasciolata Banded racer

Coluber gracilis Gunther's racer

Coluber jugularis Middle Eastern whip snake

Coluber r. ravergueri Mountain racer

Coluber r. chernovi Mountain racer

Ptyas mucosus Oriental rat snake

Ptyas mucosus Rat snake

Ophites aulicus Wolf snake

Dendrelaphis punctata Common tree snake

Stegonotus cucullatus Slatey-grey snake

Tropidonophis mairii Freshwater keelback

Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis Honduran milk snake

Lampropeltis alterna Grey-banded king snake

Lampropeltis getulus californiae Californian king snake

Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki Speckled king snake

Pituophis catenifer Gopher snake

Heterodon simus Southern hog-nosed snake

Elaphe guttata Red rat or corn snake

Elaphe obsoleta quadrivirgata Yellow rat snake

Elaphe schrencki Russian rat snake

ELaphe taeniura taeniura Oriental racer

Natrix natrix European grass snake
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RESUME

Anatole Delhay was born in Sydney Australia in 1978. His family relocated to Zimbabwe in 1980 and he lived and worked on the family farm untill 2001.

After which, he moved to India to establish a venom extraction facility and reptile park. He intended to import snakes from around the world to extract venom for sale to serum institutes. Unfortunately he had to abandon the project and he returned to Australia to persue his passion and he intends continue to publish herpotological literature. He now runs a snake removal business and is considering to study zoology at James Cook University. He has written and published the Encyclopedia of Snake Species printed in the United States of America and United Kingdom. He intends to continue to write books on herpetoculture and his up coming projects include, Ophidea Universum Vol 1 - Viperid Snakes, Ophidea Universum Vol 2 - Elapid Snakes & Related Species, Ophidea Universum Vol 3 - Boid Snakes & Related Species, Ophidea Universum Vol 4 - Colubrid Snakes, Ophidea Universum Vol 5 - Scolecophid Snakes.

His interest in reptiles started at an early age, which later developed from a hobbyist to professional herpetologist. He has been handling reptiles for 23 years and specializes in venomous species of which he has seventeen years experience.

These species include:

African and Asian elapids:
Naja (spitters and non spitters),
Mambas Dendroaspis,
Asian kraits Bungarus,
Sea snakes Hydropheinae

Asian and American viperids:

Agkistrodon, Bothriechis,
Bothrops, Calloselasma,
Crotalus, Deinagkistrodon,
Hypnale, Lachesis,
Protobothrops, Sistrurus,
Trimeresurus complex,
Tropidolaemus

African and Asian adders & vipers:
Atheris, Bitis, Causus, Cerastes,
Daboia, Echis, Macrovipera,
Pseudocerastes, Vipera

Venomous colubrids:
Dispholidus, Telescopus,
Thelotornis, Rhabdophis

Atractaspid snakes:
Aparallactus, Atractaspis,
Macrelaps

Harmless and mildly venomous
colubrid species, boas, pythons,
sand boas, blind snakes, monitor
lizards, crocodilians, terrapins
and tortoises.

My Favorite Books

Bartlett R.D. & Wray K. - Vipers: A Guide for the Advanced Hobbyist 2005

Branch B. - Field Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa 1988

Branch B. - Snakes Other Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa 2005

Branch B. - Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa 2001

Buys P.J. & Buys P.J.C. - Snakes of South West Africa 1980

Ehmann H. - Encyclopedia of Australian Reptiles 1992

Gow G. - A Complete Guide to Australian Snakes 1994

Hermann H. Kastle W. & Kabisch K. - Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa 1996

Marais J. - A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa 2004

Mattison C. - The Encyclopedia of Snakes 1995

Mattison C. - The New Encyclopedia of Snakes 2007

O’Shea M. - Venomous Snakes of the World 2005

Spawls S. & Branch B. - The Dangerous Snakes of Africa 1995

Stephen S. - Field Guide to Australian Reptiles 2007

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