by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Common Brown Snake Scientific Name: Pseudonaja textilis Size: Total Length 1.8 m What does it look like? DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS. The adult Common Brown Snake is typically pale to dark brown and unpatterned, darker forms may have paler head. Underparts yellowish-cream or...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Stephen’s Banded Snake Scientific Name: Hoplocephalus stephensii Size: Total Length 1.2 m What does it look like? DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS. Stephens’ Banded Snake is variable. Brown, grey or blackish, usually with brown or cream cross-bands, but occasionally...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Lowland Copperhead Scientific Name: Austrelaps superbus Size: Total Length 1.5 m What does it look like? DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS. The Lowland Copperhead is variable, ranging from pale brown to black above, with white edging on scales of upper lip. Young snakes are...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Common Death Adder Scientific Name: Acanthophis antarcticus Size: Total Length 700mm What does it look like? The Common Death Adder has a triangular-shaped head, short, stocky body and thin, pale-coloured tip to tail. Grey to reddish-brown above, usually with...
