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    Default Re: Northern Farms snake sighting - cycling

    Definitely a tail and agree snakes can't lift their tails up like that so would also go with likkewaan the spots or markings on the tail and shape would also suggest likkewaan

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    Haha ok ok I believe you all! At least no one wanted to know where to buy snake shot 😆
    For that snake shot would just piss him off

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    Default Re: Northern Farms snake sighting - cycling

    Jip I would go with a Nile Monitor Lizard very thin and sleek tail as depicted in the second picture of the actual Monitor.

    Snakes do not flick the non-business end, their business end is the mouth but Monitors definitely do use the tail which can deliver a rather sharp rap.
    One too many wasted sunsets and one too many for the road .........

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    Default Re: Northern Farms snake sighting - cycling

    What about a legavon (not sure on the spelling) seen them use there tails as a defence mechanism?

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    Default Re: Northern Farms snake sighting - cycling

    You get a Rock Monitor Lizard which has a shorter and less sleek tail. The Nile Monitor Lizard on the other hand has a proportionately longer and more slender tail as shown below. Both are often referred to as a Likkewaan when they are rather different in head and body shape. I believe this is the "Mfesi" tail seen by the cyclist.

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    One too many wasted sunsets and one too many for the road .........

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    100% sure that is a monitor lizard (Varanus sp.)​.

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    Thanks all!

    I'll go with the majority vote - monitor lizard. The "snake" she saw sailing away was probably the tail with the rest of the lizard hidden in the long grass.

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    What about the curled up snake thingy then? Lizard's testes? :P

    Nah I bow to your superior knowledge. Monitor lizards are fun as can be in nature. VERY fast for something that looks so "lomp".

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    Close call, miss riding there.
    Dude, just post what you want to sell so it can be taken down by the admins. It's blocking up the Whats New menu.

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    I can see a swift ban hammer approaching.

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