Austrelaps ramsayi

Highlands Copperhead at Dry Plain, NSW

Austrelaps ramsayi at Dry Plain, NSW - 4 Dec 2021
Austrelaps ramsayi at Dry Plain, NSW - 4 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 14 Aug 2024 wombey
Austrelaps ramsayi 4 Oct 2023 wombey
Austrelaps ramsayi 4 Oct 2023 CarbonAI
Unidentified 4 Oct 2023 EmilySutcliffe

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3 comments

wombey wrote:
   4 Oct 2023
Emily, ignore my comment in the previous posting. It is probably a Copperhead based on the image and locality but any detail to confirm is not visible. The other possibility is Tiger Snake but if I had to guess I would say Copperhead.
WillO wrote:
   6 Oct 2023
I agree with John - alpine copperhead. When i enlarge the image I can just see, in one of the photos, a short section of cream-coloured lower-lateral scales (along the lower side of the body) that help to pin it down as A. ramsayi.
wombey wrote:
   14 Aug 2024
I am confirming based on Will's comments

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 4 Dec 2021 12:05 PM Recorded on
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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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