General Description

Body colour varies, including red-brown, dull brown or black. Underneath white-yellow. Head and neck black. Up to 1.5 m long.

Biology

Strap-snouted Brown Snakes mostly eat lizards and mammals. When threatened, they raise the front of their body in an "S" shape.

Distribution

Eastern and southern central mainland Australia.

Habitat

Dry arid areas, including mallee and woodlands.

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