ishowdotgmail: As we were making road networking around the new site for our farm acquired recently, the pay loader stuck something with the giant bucket for falling trees.
Alas it was this creepy creature which we gave to the villagers. They were very happy
dopedan: Determining the age of a Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) or any other snake can be quite challenging, especially once the snake is no longer a juvenile. Reptiles do not have annual growth rings like trees that could help easily identify their age. Here are a few methods that might give you a general idea, though none will provide a precise age:
1. **Size as an Indicator**: Generally, size can be considered a rough indicator of age for juvenile snakes, as they grow more quickly in their early stages. With Gaboon vipers, expected growth rates in captive conditions might be estimated based on data from regular measurements, but this would require knowing the history of the specific snake from a young age.
2. **Veterinary Assessment**: A reptile-savvy veterinarian might be able to give you an approximate age based on physical health, size, and developmental markers. However, keep in mind that this will be an estimate, not an exact date.
3. **Documentation from Captivity**: If the Gaboon viper was born in captivity, records might exist that document its birth date. Breeders or previous owners may have this information.
For wild caught specimens, unfortunately, there is no reliable method to determine the exact age.
My brother, if we go by 3 yrs, that's 33 months about 3 years but trust me this is a very massive old gaboon viper with many years in the wild, they dont become this big in a short while
And I am just hearing the white patch thingy and how it relates to age in snakes
It is an official carbon dating process, each year, the snake grow bigger and the patches moves from it's tail to back while a new patch grown through the tail so when counting to determine the age, only the mature patches is counted.
They have come back today with about 26 dogs as they raid our forest, a gigantic massive farm land where we are attempting a regenerative farming system, 3rd year on the project, below is my award presentation.
And here is a link to an unscripted video dumped on YouTube, the farther you watch the more you have an experience of how wild the forest is when we came https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtYQ-jjVOwY
This is an 11 years old viper killed on the farm by a group of casual worker, they initially wanted to keep the trophy but upon letting me know, I gave them an additional 2k.
Matabue1985: I saw this animal about 2 of them crossing the road opposite my compound and I killed one and the other one escaped. Initially I thought it was a grasscutter after a closer look I discovered it's not a grasss cutter please can somebody tell me the name of this animal
Most definitely you killed the male, they walk in pairs and the male will most likely sacrifice himself while the female will keep hoping he showed up back, the male got caught in a trap and the female waited days at the spot.
Hafeez5000: Kebbi state.we are currently in talks with the government of kebbi state on a contract to provide 200 units to the police force of the state.
The prototype cost 900 thousand naira
Final consumer price is 1.3 million naira
For now we are outsourcing but we plan to change that in the near future
Tag me when you have an headway, I might be able to help with post seed funding for expansion but I need to be sure that you are for real and has something going already
Hafeez5000: No for now the driving system I will buy it from oem manufacturer in china.i will make the body hear in Nigeria.but the battery range I want to use is 200km and the charge time is 8 hours