Pseudechis porphyriacus

Red-bellied Black Snake at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

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Identification history

Pseudechis porphyriacus	17 Mar 2024	wombey
Pseudechis porphyriacus	16 Mar 2024	CarbonAI
Pseudechis porphyriacus	16 Mar 2024	RobynHall

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Maybe highland copperhead? I dont know how to tell the difference.

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wombey wrote:

17 Mar 2024

Copperhead has white/pale markings on each lip scale, black snake always jet black. Have a look at the copperhead images
here and look closely at the lip scales

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Location information

Coordinates 148.894611 -35.462403
Altitude 872.3m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
16 Mar 2024 03:17 PM Recorded on
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RobynHall Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Snakes Reptiles and Frogs

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Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Pseudechis porphyriacus Scientific name
Red-bellied Black Snake Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1428.4m Recorded at altitude
322 images trained Machine learning

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