Reptiles and Frogs
Snakes
Sighting 4484561

Austrelaps ramsayi

Highlands Copperhead at Glen Allen, NSW

Austrelaps ramsayi at Glen Allen, NSW - 25 Apr 2023 09:20 AM
Austrelaps ramsayi at Glen Allen, NSW - 25 Apr 2023 09:20 AM
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 27 Apr 2023 wombey
Pseudechis porphyriacus 26 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Austrelaps ramsayi 26 Apr 2023 KMcCue

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Not sure of id, it was disappearing down an old rabbit burrow and I didn't like to ask.

3 comments

wombey wrote:
   26 Apr 2023
I don't think it is a Black Snake, not even sure it is a Copperhead. Did you see its head before it went down the hole? If so, was there any white on the lips? It could even be a Brown Snake, but not much to go on here.
KMcCue wrote:
   27 Apr 2023
John
An observer experienced with both Red-bellied and Copperhead snakes with us saw the whole snake clearly before it went down the hole and identified it as a Copperhead. We were at an altitude of a bit over 800m if that helps.
wombey wrote:
   27 Apr 2023
Based on that, it certain could be a Copperhead, so I will call it that for the time being.

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  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Austrelaps ramsayi Scientific name
  • Highlands Copperhead Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1759.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 131 images trained Machine learning

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