Austrelaps ramsayi

Highlands Copperhead at Namadgi National Park

Austrelaps ramsayi at Namadgi National Park - 25 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 27 Feb 2024 WillO
Pseudechis porphyriacus 27 Feb 2024 CarbonAI
Unidentified 25 Feb 2024 ChrisHolder

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2 comments

wombey wrote:
   25 Feb 2024
It is a Copperhead and the diagnostic feature is the white markings on each lip scale. Not visible here but the flat matt dorsal colouring rather than glossy black for Black Snake is also helpful for id.
WillO wrote:
   27 Feb 2024
Also on underside of the neck can see the start of those pale yellowish ventro-lateral scales. I will change the identification to A. ramsayi

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 Feb 2024 11:00 AM Recorded on
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