What made these Tracks....?

[Rolfe 2]

Spotted these unusual tracks in a heap of bunker sand on the golf course.......always seeing plenty of rabbit, mink, fox, badger, squirrel etc........but never seen any like these. They are about 4 inches wide with NO signs of tail drag........and are quite symmetrical. Any sensible ideas would be welcome as i am stumped on this one.

[Guest john5]

the nearest i ever seen to those tracks was a "side winder snake" , i wonder if vipers make the same trail when moving accross sand ?

[ArchieHood 3,692]

the nearest i ever seen to those tracks was a "side winder snake" , i wonder if vipers make the same trail when moving accross sand ?

 

My first thought was snake (not a local one though)

 

[Rolfe 2]

the nearest i ever seen to those tracks was a "side winder snake" , i wonder if vipers make the same trail when moving accross sand ?

 

My first thought was snake (not a local one though)

 

 

Certainly look very similar..............maybe it was a snake.........we have plenty of grass snakes and a few adders here.!

[Millet 4,497]

I would say a beetle.. .

 

Edited to add...i did not see the 4in wide bit.

[Millet 4,497]

Just googled this for you Rolfe.

 

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Beetle+tracks+in+sand&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1280&bih=808&wrapid=tlif130892341313810&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

[Rolfe 2]

I would say a beetle.. .

 

Edited to add...i did not see the 4in wide bit.

 

Certainly not a beetle..........least if it is i'm glad i never saw it lol.............Look at the rabbit prints in the background and you will be able to see how wide the tracks are..........at least 4 inches. I am begining to wonder if it were a snake to be honest, Thanks for the link there a some very similar tracks in there.

 

Rolfe.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

toad

[Millet 4,497]

I think im 99% certain it's a beetle Rolfe.. ...i maybe wrong but nothing else could make track's like that.

 

http://www.uksafari.com/stagbeetles.htm

[scalesntails 118]

Not a snake. If the tracks were 4" you would be looking at the larger boas and pythons. If it was a large snake then there would be a larger indent due to the weight.

 

My guess would also be beetles. It is 4" wide as they use the same path like a road. going up and down over and over again.

[Guest john5]

if it is a beetle it must be a sight to see interesting one though

[skycat 6,173]

How fresh were the tracks? Looking on that link that Millet put up, it can't be anything but a beetle: maybe the tracks have spread over a day or so,what with being on a slope as well, the sand will shift a bit. Just a thought.

[ArchieHood 3,692]

I think im 99% certain it's a beetle Rolfe.. ...i maybe wrong but nothing else could make track's like that.

 

http://www.uksafari.com/stagbeetles.htm

 

Which one clever dick

 

[Millet 4,497]

The way the this warm climate is going Archie it could be any number of types of beetle..

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

rolfe... find a toad.... walk it over sand