Elapidae
Swinhoe's Temperate Asian Coralsnake
Sinomicrurus swinhoei (Van Denburgh, 1912)
Sinomicrurus swinhoei is a small protected rare snake endemic to Taiwan that is oviparous, laying 4–14 eggs each summer.
De Vis' Banded Snake
Denisonia devisi (Waite & Longman, 1920)
Denisonia devisi, or De Vis' banded snake, is a venomous Australian snake whose known range has expanded to Victoria and South Australia in recent decades.
Collared Whipsnake
Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862)
Demansia torquata is a species of collared whip snake with distinctive markings, found primarily in eastern Queensland, Australia.
Yellow-faced Whipsnake
Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837)
Demansia psammophis, the yellow-faced whip snake, is an endemic Australian diurnal oviparous community-dwelling snake.
Lesser Black Whipsnake
Demansia vestigiata (De Vis, 1884)
Demansia vestigiata, the lesser black whipsnake, is a venomous elapid snake found in northern Australia.
Greater Black Whipsnake
Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)
Demansia papuensis is a brown to black Australian snake with a spotted tan head that grows up to 1.5 m long.
Golden-crowned Snake
Cacophis squamulosus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Cacophis squamulosus, the golden-crowned snake, is the largest crowned snake, found in eastern Australian forests and nearby suburbs, and lays eggs.
Southern Dwarf Crowned Snake
Cacophis krefftii Günther, 1863
Cacophis krefftii is a small Australian elapid snake that lives in forests and reproduces by laying eggs.
White-crowned Snake
Cacophis harriettae Krefft, 1869
Cacophis harriettae is a small Australian elapid snake that lives in moist habitats and lays clutches of 2–10 eggs.
Rough-scaled Death Adder
Acanthophis rugosus Loveridge, 1948
Acanthophis rugosus, the rough-scaled death adder, is a venomous snake native to northern Australia and Australian deserts.
Northern Death Adder
Acanthophis praelongus Ramsay, 1877
Acanthophis praelongus, the northern death adder, is a venomous elapid snake found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Southern Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw, 1802)
Acanthophis antarcticus, the common death adder, is an elapid snake native to Australia and Papua that gives birth to live young.
Highlands Copperhead
Austrelaps ramsayi (Krefft, 1864)
Austrelaps ramsayi, the highlands copperhead, is a venomous snake found in alpine eastern Australia that gives birth to live young.
Lowlands Copperhead
Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858)
Austrelaps superbus, the lowland copperhead, is a venomous Australian snake found in southeastern Australia and Tasmania.
Eastern Bandy Bandy
Vermicella annulata (Gray, 1841)
Vermicella annulata, the bandy-bandy, is a distinctively ringed elapid snake found across Australia's east coast.
Rough-scaled Snake
Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863)
Tropidechis carinatus is an Australian snake easily confused with non-venomous keelbacks, found in moist habitats along the eastern coast.
Curl Snake
Suta suta (Peters, 1863)
Suta suta (curl snake) is a small Australian venomous snake that gives birth to live young.
Black-naped Hooded Snake
Suta dwyeri (Worrell, 1956)
Suta dwyeri is a small secretive nocturnal viviparous snake native to Australia, found in open woodland, grassland, and rocky areas.
Whip Hooded Snake
Suta flagellum (Mccoy, 1878)
Suta flagellum is a small Australian snake distinguished by an hourglass-shaped black neck patch, that gives birth to live young.
Gould's Hooded Snake
Suta gouldii (Gray, 1841)
Suta gouldii is a species that occupies multiple natural habitats and is ovoviviparous, with a recorded maximum adult snout-to-vent length of 47 cm.
Black-backed Hooded Snake
Suta nigriceps (Günther, 1863)
Suta nigriceps, the Mallee black-backed snake, is a common viviparous snake found across southern Australia.
Southern Desert Banded Snake
Simoselaps bertholdi (Jan, 1859)
Simoselaps bertholdi is a 30 cm long oviparous snake found across arid inland Australia.
Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Pseudonaja textilis, the eastern brown snake, is a venomous Australian snake with described physical traits, distribution, habitat, and reproduction.
Ringed Brown Snake
Pseudonaja modesta (Günther, 1872)
Pseudonaja modesta, the ringed brown snake, is a small venomous elapid native to arid inland Australia.
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