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Sighting 4407228

Austrelaps ramsayi

2 Highlands Copperhead at Cotter River, ACT

Austrelaps ramsayi at Cotter River, ACT - 8 Nov 2021 02:43 PM
Austrelaps ramsayi at Cotter River, ACT - 8 Nov 2021 02:43 PM
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 8 Nov 2021 wombey
Austrelaps ramsayi 8 Nov 2021 BrianH

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First one I’ve seen this spring. This individual was in an unburnt area. Last spring I saw several copperheads in burnt areas too. I wonder if consumption of leaf litter has reduced lizard numbers in burnt areas and hence also copperhead numbers?

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  • 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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