Drysdalia coronoides

3 White-lipped Snake at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

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GeoffRobertson wrote:

   30 Apr 2019

Great photo.

roymcd wrote:

   30 Apr 2019

Thanks Geoff. I'm wondering, how toxic is their venom? Cheers, Roy.

WillO wrote:

   30 Apr 2019

Good question. White-lipped snakes will bite quite readily if handled. Venomous but not regarded as dangerous, however reaction to bite could vary between people. Will.

MatthewFrawley wrote:

   30 Apr 2019

Interesting to hear that they bite quite readily if handled. I was lucky the one I saw not far from this sighting in March 2018 was probably a bit cold because it didn't move for many minutes and I was actually able to touch it. See: Drysdalia coronoides (White-lipped Snake) on 12 Mar 2018

roymcd wrote:

   30 Apr 2019

Well you've got more guts than me Matthew, I was scared it might be a juvenile Eastern Brown, so I didn't venture any further... :-)
Nice sighting yours too :-)

MatthewFrawley wrote:

   2 May 2019

I think it was ignorance more than guts. I knew mine was a White-lipped Snake when I touched it but was unaware it was venomous, but on reflection I should have expected so. It was so small, I couldn't really imagine it causing me much harm. The snake in your sighting looks a bit browner than mine, so I can see why you were very cautious.

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.969687-35.749638
• Maps Namadgi National Park
• Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 29 Apr 2019 01:33 PM Recorded on
• roymcd Recorded by

• Collections

  Reptiles and Frogs Snakes roymcd

Species information

• Drysdalia coronoides Scientific name
• White-lipped Snake Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1957.84m Recorded at altitude
• 71 images trained Machine learning

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