General Description
Body grey to brown. Head black or dark grey with a yellow to orange stripe across the top of the neck. Lip with white stripe along the edge. Up to 35 cm long.
Biology
Masters' Snakes mainly eat lizards and sometimes frogs.
Distribution
Central southern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Sand plains and dunes with grasses.
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Brief Id
White stripe along lip, yellow stripe on top of neck, dark head.
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Colours
Grey, Yellow, Brown
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Lizards, Frogs
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Hazards
Not thought to be highly dangerous to humans, but any snake bite must be treated with caution.
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Critically Endangered, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Krefft, 1866)
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Common Name
Masters' Snake
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Species Name
mastersii
