Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus emivariegatus)

Family Colubridae

A harmless snake which grows to be about two and a half feet in length.

They eat mice and large insects and are good to have around the home.

Distinguished by the spots which are from the head to about 2/3 down towards the tail and the gold ring around the pupil of the eye.

Rhombic Egg Eater (Dasypeltis scabra) Colubridae

Thanks to everyone who took part. :)

We have a lot of pipes laying in our yard at work and early one morning they came running to tell me they had found a snake in one of them. This one was about 18-20 inches long.

 They use their teeth to "walk" prey four times the size of their heads into their stomachs.  Having a very stretchable type of skin, it allows them to stretch their jaws over the eggs or any large prey. These snakes are harmless to humans and are found throughout most of South Africa.

Rhombic Egg-eater Snake (Dasypeltis scabra) Colubridae

This friendly little fellow belongs to a friend of mine who collects strange pets.