Pseudonaja textilis

Eastern Brown Snake at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

	Pseudonaja textilis	5 Nov 2015	GeoffRobertson
	Unidentified	5 Nov 2015	Wandiyali

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-25cm long, under a rock, derived grassland

4 comments

GeoffRobertson wrote:

5 Nov 2015

Great photo. The pattern on the head is charismatic of young brown snakes. Even small, this is regarded as a dangerous snake.

KenT wrote:

5 Nov 2015

Yes this looks like a juvenile eastern brown snake, still lethal even at this size. From memory I think there are a couple of other small snakes in the ACT that have black on their heads (when I last saw them they were in the genus Unechis but now in the genus Parasuta) but I think the black area pattern on the back of the head is always unbroken.

GeoffRobertson wrote:

5 Nov 2015

Yes the main one is Suta flagellum (little Whip Snake) with an unbroken patch. It is a grassland species and only known from three sites that I am aware of. Dwyer's snake (another Suta) is similar but generally much darker in body colour. There is the Red-napped Snake north of Canberra that has a double patch. Mustard-bellied Snake to the east of Canberra also has a dark single patch on its head but body colour is much darker.

Wandiyali wrote:

5 Nov 2015

thanks Geoff and Ken for the comments, very interesting. This is maybe only the third or fourth of these juveniles that I have seen around here. This season appears to be a big one for Red-bellies, such lovely snakes.

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5 Nov 2015 09:30 AM Recorded on
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Pseudonaja textilis Scientific name
Eastern Brown Snake Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 1685.3m Recorded at altitude
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