Austrelaps ramsayi
Highlands Copperhead at Charlotte Pass, NSW
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| Austrelaps ramsayi | wombey | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| Drysdalia coronoides | CarbonAI | 11 Oct 2026 | |
| Austrelaps ramsayi | YellowCanary | 11 Oct 2026 |
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User's notes
• Small, agile, slender brown snake
• Partial white scales visible on upper lip
• Approximately 15mm long x 5mm breadth
• Black tongue flickering in and out
1 comment
12 Oct 2026
I'm afraid the image provided is not clear enough to be sure of id but your description of "partial white scales on upper lip" rather than a white stripe through upper lip suggests ramsayi.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.314724-36.442036
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Charlotte Pass, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2026 01:52 PM Recorded on
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- YellowCanary NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Austrelaps ramsayi Snakes Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Austrelaps ramsayi Scientific name
- Highlands Copperhead Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1759.9m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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3 / 7
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