Can Any one identify this Snake

Can Any one identify this Snake

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DBSV8

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5,958 posts

237 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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In Southern Iraq

Apologies for the photo .....there were three of them hiding in wooden cable drums ,,, but the locals mullered this one !!

Told it was some kind of Viper and it is poisonous just cant find it on the web

cheers

PBDirector

1,049 posts

129 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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That’s Fred. I’d recognise him anywhere! Wonder what he’s doing in Iraq!
He always was a slippery one.

Sheets Tabuer

18,895 posts

214 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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coluber karelini

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Done quite a comprehensive search on Google images, not really come up with anything.....sorry....smile

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Sheets Tabuer said:
coluber karelini
thumbup

Sheets Tabuer

18,895 posts

214 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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I'm not Attenbourough, I googled snakes of Iraq hehe

DBSV8

Original Poster:

5,958 posts

237 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Sheets Tabuer said:
coluber karelini
thanks non poisonous but can give a nasty bite

Sheets Tabuer

18,895 posts

214 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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So erm, what you doing in Iraq?

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Sheets Tabuer said:
I'm not Attenbourough, I googled snakes of Iraq hehe
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

laugh

Woody John

759 posts

72 months

Thursday 24th May 2018
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Theresa May

nikaiyo2

4,668 posts

194 months

Friday 25th May 2018
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It might be one of the eirenis species that are quite common in the Middle East, without seeing the head it could be a number of snakes.

Mothersruin

8,573 posts

98 months

Friday 25th May 2018
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That's a dead one.

Big Al.

68,795 posts

257 months

Friday 25th May 2018
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Mothersruin said:
That's a dead one.
Or as they say in the trade "A late snake" smile

TwigtheWonderkid

43,246 posts

149 months

Friday 25th May 2018
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If a snake is poisonous, just don't eat it and you'll be fine. If however, it's venomous, you need to be careful.