Austrelaps ramsayi

Highlands Copperhead at Glen Allen, NSW

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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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Location information

Coordinates 149.393826 -36.693348
Places Glen Allen, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Apr 2023 09:20 AM Recorded on
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Additional information

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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