Austrelaps ramsayi

Highlands Copperhead at Glen Allen, NSW

Austrelaps ramsayi at Glen Allen, NSW - 1 Apr 2024
Austrelaps ramsayi at Glen Allen, NSW - 1 Apr 2024
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 14 May 2024 BrianLR
Pseudechis porphyriacus 14 May 2024 CarbonAI
Austrelaps ramsayi 14 May 2024 JBrickhill

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Dark (black) dorsal colour, yellow edged belly scales

2 comments

JBrickhill wrote:
   14 May 2024
I have seen about 5 copperhead snakes at this site, but there are no local sightings of red bellied black snakes
BrianLR wrote:
   14 May 2024
Definitely a Copperhead, as noted by your observations of the dark dorsal surface, cream ventral surface and margins of the lower labial scales.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 Apr 2024 03:30 PM Recorded on
  • JBrickhill Recorded by

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