Austrelaps ramsayi

1 Highlands Copperhead at Mount Clear, ACT

Austrelaps ramsayi at Mount Clear, ACT - 28 Apr 2023
Austrelaps ramsayi at Mount Clear, ACT - 28 Apr 2023
Austrelaps ramsayi at Mount Clear, ACT - 28 Apr 2023
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 29 Apr 2023 wombey
Austrelaps ramsayi 29 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Austrelaps ramsayi 29 Apr 2023 SWishart

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Hoping I've caught enough for an id. It was well hidden in the grass until it moved when I unwittingly came too close - we were both a tad startled. It headed off in one direction and then 'jumped' backwards before moving off in the other direction. Very beautiful

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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
  • 111 images trained Machine learning

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