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Austrelaps ramsayi

2 Highlands Copperhead at Bundanoon

Austrelaps ramsayi at Bundanoon - 25 Nov 2019
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 26 Nov 2019 PatrickCampbell
Austrelaps ramsayi 26 Nov 2019 Boobook38

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2 comments

   26 Nov 2019
A beautiful specimen and the first recorded sighting of a copperhead on SHNP.
Roughly how long was it?
Boobook38 wrote:
   26 Nov 2019
it was around 1 metre long, maybe a little more

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Species information

  • Austrelaps ramsayi Scientific name
  • Highlands Copperhead Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

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