Pseudonaja textilis
Eastern Brown Snake at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Pseudonaja textilis | GeoffRobertson | 5 Nov 2015 | |
| Unverified | Wandiyali | 5 Nov 2015 |
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-25cm long, under a rock, derived grassland
4 comments
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.
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.
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.
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.210600-35.396750
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Nov 2015 09:30 AM Recorded on
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Species information
- Pseudonaja textilis Scientific name
- Eastern Brown Snake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1685.3m Recorded at altitude
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