Pseudonaja textilis
Eastern Brown Snake at Canberra Central, ACT
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| Pseudonaja textilis | GeoffRobertson | 28 Nov 2015 | |
| Pseudonaja textilis | AaronClausen | 27 Nov 2015 |
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User's notes
Medium sized brown snake raced back into this log after he scared the holy smokes out of me and bolted between my shoes. About 3.5 - 4 foot long. Very healthy looking. Scared him as much as scared me.
2 comments
30 Nov 2015
The area - Creek drain line parallel to Blue metal road - is well know for Eastern Browns but so far no one spotted 17m monster...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.179900-35.249560
- Altitude 687.9m
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2015 10:42 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pseudonaja textilis Snakes Reptiles and Frogs
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
Record quality
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4 / 7
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