2 Red-bellied Black Snake at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Pseudechis porphyriacus | 15 Dec 2017 | WillO | ||
| Pseudechis porphyriacus | 15 Dec 2017 | Jek |
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Two Red-bellied Black Snakes observed in the headwaters of Cotter dam while snorkeling. One emerged from the water with a Two-spined Blackfish in its mouth and swam to the riverbank where it proceeded to feed on its prey.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.902994-35.339617
- Maps Lower Cotter Catchment Cotter Reservoir
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2015 02:01 PM Recorded on
- Jek Recorded by
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Jek Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pseudechis porphyriacus Snakes Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Pseudechis porphyriacus Scientific name
- Red-bellied Black Snake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1428.4m Recorded at altitude
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