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Luke received this email from the Australian zoo after he sent the photos of the snake to them to identify what kind of snake our little garden snake is.... well here it is:

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Info <info@australiazoo.com.au>
To: lukebaskit@yahoo.com
Sent: Fri, October 29, 2010 7:01:37 AM
Subject: RE: [Fwd: FW: Luke Bassett]

Dear Luke,

Thank you for your email. I believe this is a Schokari sand racer
(Psammophis schokari). The Schokari sand racer has a variable colouration
and patterning, Three main colour forms are recognised: a striped form,
which has four dark, longitudinal stripes running over the upperparts; a
non-striped form, which is either unmarked or lightly dotted; and a
rear-striped from, with dark, longitudinal stripes only on the posterior
part of the body, which merge towards the anterior. The background
colouration is generally olive, tan or beige and there are also often dark
stripes running from the snout, past the eyes, to the rear of the head. This
variation in colouration and markings is believed to be an adaptation to the
particular environment that individual specimens occupy.

We would not recommend you catching or handle the snake, and strongly
suggest you use a qualified snake handler is you wish to remove the snake.

Thank you once again,

Kind Regards-

International Correspondent | Australia Zoo
Steve Irwin Way, Beerwah, QLD 4519
Ph: (07) 5436 2000 | Intl. Ph: +617 5436 2000
Fax: (07) 5494 8604 | Intl. Fax: +617 5494 8604
Email: info@australiazoo.com.au
Web: www.australiazoo.com.au

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After that email we decided to do some more research on the snake and this is what we found:

Basically we need to be very careful when trying to catch this snake. I am not looking forward to it and I think that we should get rid of this little bugger soon!

(Info from this website)