General Description
Body light grey to red-brown, pale white-yellow to pink-orange underneath. Lips with dark vertical stripes and adjacent scales with white edges. Up to 1.2 m long.
Biology
Highland Copperheads feed on frogs, lizards and small mammals. Females give birth to up to 30 live young in mid to late summer.
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Damp areas at high altitude.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Grey to red-brown, lips with dark vertical stripes and white edges around scales.
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Colours
Grey, Brown
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Frogs, 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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Scientific Author
(Krefft, 1864)
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Common Name
Highland Copperhead
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Other Names
Alpine Copperhead
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Species Name
ramsayi
