Pseudonaja textilis
2 Eastern Brown Snake at Kambah, ACT
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| Pseudonaja textilis | GeoffRobertson | 29 Feb 2016 | |
| Pseudonaja textilis | George | 29 Feb 2016 |
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Mt Taylor Nature Reserve Photos: Matthew Frawley
6 comments
1 Mar 2016
In combat - when they are inter-twined they are either male and female mating or 2 males in combat - we observed and definitely a male warding off another. Photos are by Matthew Frawley
1 Mar 2016
That's fascinating George. Very cool sighting! October always seems to be the month where I see most snakes as well...
1 Mar 2016
Brown snakes are notoriously difficult to ID at the best of times (unless you get a good view of their head shape) - so it's probably a long shot, but any gender-specific identifying marks for males or females?
1 Mar 2016
Nathaniel, As far as I am aware, there is no way to identify whether individual snakes are male or female without checking out their vents. GeoffR
Location information
- Coordinates 149.090567-35.382962
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2011 12:00 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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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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