Knowsley safari park

LushLulu85 · 07-05-2007, 12:57 PM

went to knowsley yesterday and it was fab! Gutted tho. all the animals they had and there was only one viv of snakes. well here they are...

Rat snakes i believe. they were cool tho. i put my finger on the glass and the followed my finger lol wow!

i'll try and put more pics in my gallery of other animals. some cool pics inc a fantastic lioness lying watching us lol

adamanteus · 07-05-2007, 01:06 PM

It can be disappointing when you visit a place like that and they have no real reptile collection. Have you been to Chester Zoo? They have a decent collection.

Stefan-A · 07-05-2007, 01:10 PM

Sure look like Pantherophis obsoletus. More than one subspecies? Or is that an Emory's ratsnake? Not that good at telling the difference yet.

LushLulu85 · 07-05-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by adamanteus

It can be disappointing when you visit a place like that and they have no real reptile collection. Have you been to Chester Zoo? They have a decent collection.

yeah a have a pic of an anaconda with a turkey in its belly lol quite fuzzy tho and a major reflection off the glass. it had been fed on the thursday and i was there on the sunday so it must have been a bloody big turkey lol. i will try and dig out the pic.

LushLulu85 · 07-05-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Sure look like Pantherophis obsoletus. More than one subspecies?

i'm guessing thats the latin for a rat snake?? lol

adamanteus · 07-05-2007, 01:14 PM

P. o. spilloides and possibly an intergrade?

LushLulu85 · 07-05-2007, 01:19 PM

lol thanks

just looked through my pics from the zoo i cant find it! im GUTTED! dont know how its gone because i wouldn't have deleted it

adamanteus · 07-05-2007, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by LushLulu85

lol thanks

just looked through my pics from the zoo i cant find it! im GUTTED! dont know how its gone because i wouldn't have deleted it

I'm sorry, you'll have to go back and take the picture again!

Stefan-A · 07-05-2007, 01:21 PM

Lulu,
Sorry, have gotten used to using the scientific names (not necessarily latin, I think it's actually greek in this case) instead of common names.

It's easier to keep track of 31 garter species and their subspecies that way.

adamanteus · 07-05-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A

All of them?

The grey is spilloides, I suspect the others to be a spilloides X quadrivittata intergrade.

07-05-2007, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
LushLulu85 netjer-ankh Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,787	Knowsley safari park went to knowsley yesterday and it was fab! Gutted tho. all the animals they had and there was only one viv of snakes. well here they are... Rat snakes i believe. they were cool tho. i put my finger on the glass and the followed my finger lol wow! i'll try and put more pics in my gallery of other animals. some cool pics inc a fantastic lioness lying watching us lol

07-05-2007, 01:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 9,055	Re: Knowsley safari park It can be disappointing when you visit a place like that and they have no real reptile collection. Have you been to Chester Zoo? They have a decent collection. __________________ James.

07-05-2007, 01:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stefan-A Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 6,384	Re: Knowsley safari park Sure look like Pantherophis obsoletus. More than one subspecies? Or is that an Emory's ratsnake? Not that good at telling the difference yet.

07-05-2007, 01:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 9,055	Re: Knowsley safari park P. o. spilloides and possibly an intergrade? __________________ James.

07-05-2007, 01:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
LushLulu85 netjer-ankh Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,787	Re: Knowsley safari park lol thanks just looked through my pics from the zoo i cant find it! im GUTTED! dont know how its gone because i wouldn't have deleted it

07-05-2007, 01:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Stefan-A Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 6,384	Re: Knowsley safari park Lulu, Sorry, have gotten used to using the scientific names (not necessarily latin, I think it's actually greek in this case) instead of common names. It's easier to keep track of 31 garter species and their subspecies that way.

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