Drysdalia coronoides
3 White-lipped Snake at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Drysdalia coronoides | GeoffRobertson | 29 Apr 2019 | |
| Drysdalia coronoides | roymcd | 29 Apr 2019 | |
| Unverified | roymcd | 29 Apr 2019 |
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Just a little tiddler, not much longer than the palm of my hand, warming itself on the path. Mistook it for a twig and almost stood on it, mercifully it didn't strike.
6 comments
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.
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
Drysdalia coronoides (White-lipped Snake) on 12 Mar 2018
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 :-)
Nice sighting yours too :-)
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.
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
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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
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