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This is a harmless gopher snake or bull snake, like EcoSnake pointed out (thanks!).

Pituophis is a genus of non-venomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bull snakes. Species within the genus are found throughout the United States and Mexico. Sometimes mistaken for rattlesnakes, pine snakes are able to hiss quite loudly and will shake their tails when threatened.

Canon 5D with Sigma 105/2.8
1/100s f/5 ISO 3200 -1EV

Surprisingly on Explore. Saw it as #301 on July, 28th 2007. Usually mine never manage to be explored but I do not care much ...

Taken in the reptile zoo www.reptilienzoonockalm.at

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Dendroaspis angusticeps. Not as venomous as a black maba but still way enough for any human ...

The eastern green mamba is completely green, wheras the western green mamba looks a bit different.

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The snake was 2 days old when I photographed it. It is a newborn Bamboo pitviper and is about 15cm long. The head may be about 1cm in width.

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Taken at the reptile zoo "Nockalm" in Carinthia/Austria. No glass, used two flashes.

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Taken through glass (Cobras without, OK, but mambas? I'm not crazy) in the great reptile zoo in Carinthia: www.reptilienzoonockalm.at

Canon 1D III with EF 70-200/2.8 L IS USM @200mm
1/200s f/4 ISO 1000 -1EV no flash

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