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Snakes

Featured sightings

Morelia spilota spilota (Diamond Python) at Morton National Park - 15 Mar 2020 by Aussiegall

Drysdalia coronoides (White-lipped Snake) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2019 by Emma.D

Latest sightings

Pseudechis porphyriacus at Jerrabomberra, NSW - Yesterday by SteveBorkowskis

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Acton, ACT - 7 Oct 2025 by HelenCross

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Oct 2025 by SteveBorkowskis

Parasuta dwyeri (Dwyer's Black-headed Snake) by SustainableSeg

Morelia spilota (Carpet Python) by jonvanbeest

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Kingston, ACT - 6 Oct 2025 by SandraH

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Acton, ACT - 5 Oct 2025 by TimL

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Kambah, ACT - 5 Oct 2025 by JillianM

Drysdalia coronoides at Canyonleigh, NSW - 1 Oct 2025 by blacksheep

Pseudonaja textilis by Dron

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Wanniassa, ACT - 4 Oct 2025 by Mike

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Fraser, ACT - 4 Oct 2025 by PeteRav

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Weetangera, ACT - 3 Oct 2025 by JamieP

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Acton, ACT - 3 Oct 2025 by TimL

Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) at Paddys River, ACT - 1 Oct 2025 by TimL

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Isaacs, ACT - 1 Oct 2025 by Mike

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Coombs, ACT - 29 Sep 2025 by Wolfdogg

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Acton, ACT - 28 Sep 2025 by ChrisChapman

Austrelaps ramsayi (Highlands Copperhead) at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 28 Sep 2025 by trevsci

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Sep 2025 by MichaelWenke

Morelia spilota (Carpet Python) by Bagotville

Cryptophis nigrescens (Eastern Small-eyed Snake) at Kungala, NSW - 25 Sep 2025 by donnanchris

Austrelaps ramsayi (Highlands Copperhead) at Mount Clear, ACT - 24 Sep 2025 by JohnBundock

Pseudonaja textilis by AaronClausen

Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) at Bucketty, NSW - 22 Sep 2025 by MartinPredavec

Tropidonophis mairii subsp. mairii by AaronClausen

Austrelaps ramsayi (Highlands Copperhead) at Wentworth Falls, NSW - 19 Sep 2025 by davidcunninghamwildlife

Hemiaspis damelii at Maude, NSW - 19 Mar 2022 by JamieNariNari

Hemiaspis damelii at Maude, NSW - 16 Apr 2022 by JamieNariNari

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Gundaroo, NSW - 19 Sep 2025 by Gunyijan

Cryptophis nigrescens (Eastern Small-eyed Snake) at Cedar Creek, QLD - 12 Feb 2022 by DAdeGroot

Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Sep 2025 by PeteRav

Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) at Bucketty, NSW - 17 Sep 2025 by MartinPredavec

Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) at Bucketty, NSW - 16 Sep 2025 by MartinPredavec

Pseudonaja sp. (Brown Snake) at Wills, QLD - 23 Aug 2025 by HelenCross

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Fyshwick, ACT - 15 Sep 2025 by PeteRav

Vermicella annulata (Common Bandy-Bandy) at Cedar Creek, QLD - 22 Dec 2019 by DAdeGroot

Boiga irregularis (Brown Tree Snake) at Cedar Creek, QLD - 16 Sep 2018 by DAdeGroot

Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) at Kambah, ACT - 14 Sep 2025 by HelenCross

Boiga irregularis (Brown Tree Snake) at Lower Pappinbarra, NSW - 12 Sep 2025 by DennisHill

Pseudonaja textilis by AaronClausen

Morelia spilota (Carpet Python) by Topwood

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Fyshwick, ACT - 13 Sep 2025 by davidcunninghamwildlife

Dendrelaphis punctulatus (Green Tree Snake) at Tyndale, NSW - 19 Jun 2023 by Topwood

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Discussion

PatrickCampbell2 wrote:

9 Oct 2025

Looks to be two males engaging in ritual combat.

Pseudonaja textilis

wombey wrote:

4 Oct 2025

It could be Pseudechis porphyriacus but the images are not clear enough to rule out Pseudonaja. If I had to quess, I would say Pseudechis.

Pseudonaja textilis

Mike wrote:

4 Oct 2025

I was positioning to get a better photo for Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) and almost stood on this snake.

Pseudonaja textilis

JamieP wrote:

4 Oct 2025

Thanks.

Pseudonaja textilis

wombey wrote:

3 Oct 2025

Not much to go on but it can't be anything else!

Pseudonaja textilis

Significant sightings

Hoplocephalus stephensii at Pappinbarra, NSW
Demansia psammophis at Paddys River, ACT
Parasuta dwyeri at Bonner, ACT
Parasuta dwyeri at Googong, NSW
Parasuta dwyeri at Lake George, NSW
Parasuta dwyeri at Williamsdale, NSW
Parasuta dwyeri at Cooma, NSW
Demansia psammophis at Kambah, ACT
Parasuta flagellum
Demansia psammophis at Uriarra Village, ACT

Species Richness Score (SRS)

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