General Description
Body colour varies, usually brown. Young snakes have a black head and occasionally dark stripes across the body. Up to 2 m long.
Biology
Common Brown Snakes mostly eat lizards and mammals. Females lay up to 35 eggs in cracks in soil.
Distribution
Eastern and parts of northern central mainland Australia.
Habitat
Most areas including coastal heath, dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Usually brown body.
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Colours
Brown, Black
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Habitats
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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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Commercial
No
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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
(Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
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Common Name
Eastern Brown Snake
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Species Name
textilis
