Pseudechis porphyriacus

3 Red-bellied Black Snake at Cooleman Ridge

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Identification history

Pseudechis porphyriacus	5 Jul 2024	BrianLR
Pseudechis porphyriacus	2 Jul 2024	CarbonAI
Pseudechis porphyriacus	2 Jul 2024	BethanyDunne

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Very healthy snake sunning itself just outside it's hole on a freezing winter morning.

2 comments

HelenCross wrote:

2 Jul 2024

Wow - It was pretty cold today!

WillO wrote:

5 Jul 2024

They do seem to be pretty tolerant of cold - the black colour most likely helps on sunny days. I have seen a pair sunning outside of a burrow at Tidbinbilla NR in July. An interesting record given the season thanks for submitting.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.027888 -35.353882
Altitude 712.0m
Maps Cooleman Ridge
Places Chapman, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Jul 2024 11:25 AM Recorded on
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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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

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