Highlands Copperhead at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Austrelaps ramsayi | 21 Mar 2022 | WillO | ||
| Unidentified | 21 Mar 2022 | JohnnyBoyACT |
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Any help in identifying this snake would be appreciated. Copperhead or tiger?
2 comments
WillO
wrote:
21 Mar 2022
A good record. This is a Highlands (Alpine) Copperhead (A. ramsayi). If you zoom in on the head you can see the distinctive white markings on the labial scales (large scales along upper jaw above mouth and below the eye) and the creamy coloured lower sides along body.
JohnnyBoyACT
wrote:
21 Mar 2022
Many thanks WillO. Much appreciate your quick reply which settled a discussion at http://www.johnevans.id.au/wp/20-march-2022-mt-gingera-from-corin-dam/ . Cheers. john
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.827718-35.535279
- Altitude 1170.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Mar 2022 02:16 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Austrelaps ramsayi Scientific name
- Highlands Copperhead Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1759.9m Recorded at altitude
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