Austrelaps ramsayi
Highlands Copperhead at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Austrelaps ramsayi | wombey | 22 Jan 2016 | |
| Pseudechis porphyriacus | jackfrench | 22 Jan 2016 |
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3 comments
23 Jan 2016
Thanks Aaron the photo does no justice this was a very large snake in both width and length
23 Jan 2016
Copperheads can always be identified from Red-bellied Black Snakes by the white bars on the lips, clearly present here
Location information
- Coordinates 148.958000-35.633610
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Jan 2016 04:27 PM Recorded on
- jackfrench Recorded by
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Species information
- Austrelaps ramsayi Scientific name
- Highlands Copperhead Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1759.9m Recorded at altitude
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3 / 7
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