#pseudechis

[herpsandbirds]

Mulga or King Brown Snake (Pseudechis australis), family Elapidae, QLD, Australia

Venomous.

photograph by Matty Taylor

[snototter]

A king brown snake (Pseudechis australis) in the Wheatbelt, Australia

by Jordan Vos

[rattyexplores]

Red-bellied Black Snake. Venomous, but not the most deadly Australian snake.

I let it pass by, without disturbing it. It’s good to keep an eye on the ground to avoid stepping on them though.

Pseudechis porphyriacus

18/05/22

[red-sabbath]

Pseudechis colletti

[exotic-venom]

(Pseudechis porphyriacus) red-bellied black snake

Two males engaged in combat

[herpsandbirds]

Red-bellied Black Snakes (Pseudechis porphyriacus), males wrestling, family Elapidae, easternAustralia

Venomous.

2 males engage in ritualistic combat to win the right to pursue a nearby female.

photograph by Wild Portraits Australia

[herpsandbirds]

Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus), male, family Elapidae, NSW, Australia

Venomous.

photograph by Mick Fullerton Wildlife 

[herpsandbirds]

Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus), male, family Elapidae, near the Goulburn River, Australia

Venomous.

photograph by Rob Valentic