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.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Usually brown body, white-cream underneath.
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Colours
Red, Brown, Black
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Lizards, Mammals
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Hazards
Dangerously venomous and bite can be fatal.
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(McCoy, 1879)
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Common Name
Strap-snouted Brown Snake
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Other Names
Shield-snouted Brown Snake
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Species Name
aspidorhyncha