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JessBelle
wrote:
31 Oct 2025
Thank you, I was thinking it was a copperhead too. It was a brief encounter as I came upon it quite quickly and closely
Austrelaps ramsayi
wombey
wrote:
30 Oct 2025
Not much to go on with this image but I think it looks more like a Copperhead. Happy to stand corrected.
Austrelaps ramsayi
Ct1000
wrote:
19 Oct 2025
Great information, I'll definitely keep that in mind!
Pseudechis porphyriacus
wombey
wrote:
17 Oct 2025
The other thing to consider is if it is Austrelaps, then the only one around this region is ramsayi and in both Austrelaps the diagnostic character to confirm id is the pale anterior edges to the upper labial (lip) scales, never present on Pseudechis. The pale edges give an appearance of white lips or teeth, not to be confused with the white line on the smaller, White-lipped Snake. That's why we prefer an image of the face, have a look at the picture of one to get your head around what I mean.
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Significant sightings
- Hoplocephalus stephensii at Pappinbarra, NSW
- Demansia psammophis at Paddys River, ACT
- Parasuta dwyeri at Bonner, ACT
- Parasuta dwyeri at Googong, NSW
- Parasuta dwyeri at Lake George, NSW
- Parasuta dwyeri at Williamsdale, NSW
- Parasuta dwyeri at Cooma, NSW
- Demansia psammophis at Kambah, ACT
- Parasuta flagellum
- Demansia psammophis at Uriarra Village, ACT
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