Snakes of Australia

This article lists the various snakes of Australia which live in a wide variety of habitats around the country. The Australian scrub python is Australia's largest native snake.

Victoria

North West

Common copperhead, Austrelaps Demansia psammophis Masters' snake, Drysdalia mastersii Echiopsis curta Tiger snake, Notechis scutatus Western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis Eastern brown snake, Pseudonaja textilis Simoselaps australis Suta nigriceps Suta spectabilis Suta suta Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

South west

Lowland copperhead, Austrelaps superbus White-lipped snake, Drysdalia coronoides Tiger snake, Notechis scutatus Red bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus Eastern brown snake, Pseudonaja textilis Suta flagellum

Central

Lowland copperhead, Austrelaps superbus Tiger snake, Notechis scutatus Red bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus Eastern brown snake, Pseudonaja textilis Cryptophis nigrescens Suta flagellum Suta nigriceps Suta spectabilis Suta suta Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Melbourne

Lowland copperhead, Austrelaps superbus White-lipped snake, Drysdalia coronoides Tiger snake, Notechis scutatus Red bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus Eastern brown snake, Pseudonaja textilis Cryptophis nigrescens Suta flagellum Suta spectabilis Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Gippsland

Lowland copperhead, Austrelaps superbus White-lipped snake, Drysdalia coronoides Tiger snake, Notechis scutatus Red bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus Eastern brown snake, Pseudonaja textilis Cryptophis nigrescens Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Tasmania Lowland copperhead, Austrelaps superbus White-lipped snake, Drysdalia coronoides Tiger snake, Notechis scutatus

Northern Territory

North Black-headed python, Aspidites melanocephalus Liasis childreni Liasis fuscus Olive python, Liasis olivaceus Oenpelli python, Morelia oenpelliensis Morelia spilota variegata Boiga irregularis Cerberus rynchops Dendrelaphis punctulata Pseudoferania polylepis Fordonia leucobalia Myron richardsonii Stegonotus cucullatus Keelback, Tropidonophis mairii Common death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophis praelongus Desert death adder, Acanthophis pyrrhus Demansia vestigiata Demansia olivacea Demansia papuensis Demansia torquata Orange-naped snake, Furina ornata Oxyuranus scutellatus King brown snake, Pseudechis australis Spotted brown snake, Pseudonaja guttata Ringed brown snake, Pseudonaja modesta Western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis Eastern brown snake, Pseudonaja textilis Cryptophis pallidiceps Simoselaps fasciolatus Suta suta Vermicella multifasciata Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

South Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata Suta suta Suta punctata Suta monachus Simoselaps semifasciatus Simoselaps fasciolatus Simoselaps incinctus Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps anomalus Eastern brown snake, Pseudonaja textilis Western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis Ingram's brown snake, Pseudonaja ingrami Ringed brown snake, Pseudonaja modesta Spotted brown snake, Pseudonaja guttata Inland taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus Orange-naped snake, Furina ornata Demansia psammophis Demansia olivacea Desert death adder, Acanthophis pyrrhus Common death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus Morelia spilota variegata Morelia bredli Liasis stimsoni Olive python, Liasis olivaceus Liasis childreni Woma Python, Aspidites ramsayi Black-headed python, Aspidites melanocephalus

Western Australia

Gascoyne Desert death adder, Acanthophis pyrrhus Demansia olivacea Demansia psammophis Orange-naped snake, Furina ornata Liasis perthensis Morelia spilota variegata Pseudechis australis Ringed brown snake, Pseudonaja modesta Western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis Simoselaps anomalus Simoselaps approximans Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps fasciolatus Simoselaps littoralis Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta fasciata Suta punctata

Goldfields-Esperance Common death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus Desert death adder, Acanthophis pyrrhus Woma Python, Aspidites ramsayi Demansia psammophis Drysdalia coronata Drysdalia mastersii Echiopsis atriceps Echiopsis curta Orange-naped snake, Furina ornata Liasis stimsoni Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater King brown snake, Pseudechis australis Spotted mulga snake, Pseudechis butleri Dugite, Pseudonaja affinis Ringed brown snake, Pseudonaja modesta Western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis Cryptophis bicolor Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps bimaculatus Simoselaps fasciolatus Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta fasciata Suta gouldii Suta monachus Suta nigriceps Suta spectabilis Suta suta

Great Southern Common death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus Drysdalia coronata Echiopsis curta Short-nosed snake, Elapognathus minor Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater Dugite, Pseudonaja affinis Cryptophis bicolor Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps bimaculatus Suta gouldii Suta nigriceps

Kimberley Northern death adder, Acanthophis praelongus Desert death adder, Acanthophis pyrrhus Woma Python, Aspidites ramsayi Boiga irregularis Cerberus rynchops Demansia olivacea Demansia papuensis Demansia psammophis Demansia atra Common tree snake, Dendrelaphis punctulata Fordonia leucobalia Orange-naped snake, Furina ornata Liasis childreni Brown water python, Liasis fuscus Olive python, Liasis olivaceus Liasis stimsoni Rough-scaled python, Morelia carinata Morelia spilota variegata Myron richardsonii Oxyuranus scutellatus King brown snake, Pseudechis australis Ringed brown snake, Pseudonaja modesta Western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis Cryptophis pallidiceps Simoselaps anomalus Simoselaps minimus Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta ordensis Suta punctata Suta suta Keelback, Tropidonophis mairii Vermicella multifasciata

Mid West Desert death adder, Acanthophis pyrrhus Woma Python, Aspidites ramsayi Demansia psammophis Drysdalia coronata Echiopsis curta Orange-naped snake, Furina ornata Liasis stimsoni King brown snake, Pseudechis australis Spotted mulga snake, Pseudechis butleri Ringed brown snake, Pseudonaja modesta Western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps bimaculatus Simoselaps fasciolatus Simoselaps littoralis Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta fasciata Suta gouldii Suta monachus Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Peel Common death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus Demansia psammophis Drysdalia coronata Short-nosed snake, Elapognathus minor Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater King brown snake, Pseudechis australis Dugite, Pseudonaja affinis Pseudonaja modesta Pseudonaja nuchalis Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps bimaculatus Simoselaps calonotus Simoselaps littoralis Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta gouldii

Perth Acanthophis antarcticus Demansia psammophis Drysdalia coronata Elapognathus minor Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater Pseudechis australis Pseudonaja affinis Pseudonaja modesta Pseudonaja nuchalis Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps bimaculatus Simoselaps calonotus Simoselaps littoralis Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta gouldii

Pilbara Acanthophis pyrrhus Woma Python, Aspidites ramsayi Demansia olivacea Demansia psammophis Fordonia leucobalia Furina ornata Liasis olivaceus Liasis perthensis Liasis stimsoni Morelia spilota variegata Pseudonaja modesta Pseudonaja nuchalis Simoselaps anomalus Simoselaps approximans Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta fasciata Suta punctata Suta suta Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

South West Drysdalia coronata Echiopsis curta Elapognathus minor Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater Pseudonaja affinis Cryptophis bicolor Suta gouldii Suta nigriceps

Wheatbelt Acanthophis antarcticus Aspidites ramsayi Demansia psammophis Elapognathus minor Furina ornata Liasis stimsoni Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater Pseudechis australis Pseudonaja affinis Pseudonaja modesta Pseudonaja nuchalis Cryptophis bicolor Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps calonotus Simoselaps fasciolatus Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta gouldii Suta monachus Suta nigriceps

South Australia

Adelaide Acanthophis antarcticus Austrelaps superbus Demansia psammophis Notechis ater Notechis scutatus Pseudechis porphyriacus Pseudonaja nuchalis Pseudonaja textilis Simoselaps bertholdi Suta flagellum Suta spectabilis Suta suta

Central Acanthophis antarcticus Demansia psammophis Drysdalia mastersii Furina diadema Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater Notechis scutatus Pseudechis australis Pseudonaja nuchalis Pseudonaja textilis Simoselaps australis Simoselaps bertholdi Suta nigriceps Suta spectabilis Suta suta Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Eyre Peninsula Acanthophis antarcticus Demansia psammophis Drysdalia mastersii Echiopsis curta Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater Notechis scutatus Pseudechis australis Pseudonaja affinis Pseudonaja nuchalis Pseudonaja textilis Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps bimaculatus Simoselaps fasciolatus Suta nigriceps Suta spectabilis Suta suta Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Murray & Mallee Demansia psammophis Drysdalia mastersii Echiopsis curta Morelia spilota variegata Notechis ater Notechis scutatus Pseudechis porphyriacus Pseudonaja nuchalis Pseudonaja textilis Simoselaps australis Suta flagellum Suta nigriceps Suta spectabilis Suta suta Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Outback Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophis pyrrhus Aspidites ramsayi Demansia psammophis Drysdalia mastersii Echiopsis curta Furina diadema Furina ornata Liasis stimsoni Morelia spilota variegata Oxyuranus microlepidotus Pseudechis australis Pseudonaja affinis Pseudonaja guttata Pseudonaja modesta Pseudonaja nuchalis Pseudonaja textilis Simoselaps anomalus Simoselaps australis Simoselaps bertholdi Simoselaps bimaculatus Simoselaps fasciolatus Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta monachus Suta nigriceps Suta spectabilis Suta suta Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

South East Austrelaps superbus Drysdalia coronoides Drysdalia mastersii Echiopsis curta Notechis ater Notechis scutatus Pseudonaja textilis Simoselaps australis Suta flagellum Suta nigriceps

Southern & Hills Acanthophis antarcticus Austrelaps superbus Demansia psammophis Notechis ater Notechis scutatus Pseudechis porphyriacus Pseudonaja nuchalis Pseudonaja textilis Suta flagellum Suta spectabilis Suta suta

Queensland

Brisbane Acanthophis antarcticus Boiga irregularis Cacophis harriettae Cacophis krefftii Cacophis squamulosus Demansia psammophis Dendrelaphis punctulata Furina diadema Hemiaspis signata Hoplocephalus bitorquatus Hoplocephalus stephensii Liasis maculosus Morelia spilota variegata Notechis scutatus Oxyuranus scutellatus Pseudechis australis Pseudechis guttatus Pseudechis porphyriacus Pseudonaja textilis Cryptophis nigrescens Simoselaps australis Tropidechis carinatus Tropidonophis mairii Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Central West Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophis praelongus Aspidites ramsayi Aspidites melanocephalus Demansia olivacea Demansia psammophis Demansia torquata Denisonia devisi Denisonia maculata Furina barnardi Furina diadema Furina dunmalli Furina ornata Hemiaspis damelii Hoplocephalus bitorquatus Liasis olivaceus Liasis stimsoni Morelia spilota variegata Oxyuranus microlepidotus Pseudechis australis Pseudechis colletti Pseudonaja guttata Pseudonaja ingrami Pseudonaja modesta Pseudonaja nuchalis Pseudonaja textilis Cryptophis boschmai Simoselaps australis Simoselaps fasciolatus Simoselaps incinctus Simoselaps semifasciatus Suta punctata Suta suta Bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata

Far North Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophis praelongus Antaioserpens warro Aspidites melanocephalus