Pseudechis porphyriacus

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Red-bellied Black Snake at Gurrundah, NSW

Pseudechis porphyriacus at Gurrundah, NSW - 5 Oct 2024 04:25 PM

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Pseudechis porphyriacus	10 Mar 2025	PatrickCampbell2
Pseudechis porphyriacus	5 Oct 2024	CarbonAI
Unverified	5 Oct 2024	JaneR

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wombey wrote:

15 Feb 2025

Probably a Pseudechis based on the darkness of the skin

PatrickCampbell2 wrote:

10 Mar 2025

The head scales also indicate Pseudechis porphyriacus, rather than Pseudonaja textilis, in particular the frontal scale which is more elongate in the latter.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.375472 -34.637958
Altitude 775.5m
Places Gurrundah, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Oct 2024 04:25 PM 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

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