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The king brown snake ( Pseudechis australis) is a species of highly venomous snake of the family Elapidae, native to northern, western, and Central Australia. The king brown snake is the largest terrestrial venomous snake in Australia. [ 3] Despite its common name, it is a member of the genus Pseudechis (black snakes) and only distantly related ...
The eastern brown snake ( Pseudonaja textilis ), often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia and southern New Guinea. It was first described by André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, and Auguste Duméril in 1854.
The red-bellied black snake ( Pseudechis porphyriacus) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, indigenous to Australia. Originally described by George Shaw in 1794 as a species new to science, it is one of eastern Australia 's most commonly encountered snakes. Averaging around 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) in length, it has glossy black ...
The king cobra ( Ophiophagus hannah) is a venomous snake endemic to Asia. The sole member of the genus Ophiophagus, it is not taxonomically a true cobra, despite its common name and some resemblance. With an average length of 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) and a record length of 5.85 m (19.2 ft), [ 2] it is the world's longest venomous snake.
The tiger snake ( Notechis scutatus) is a large and highly venomous snake of southern Australia, including its coastal islands and Tasmania. These snakes are often observed and locally well known by their banding, black and yellow like a tiger, although the species can be highly variable in coloration and patterning.
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
Asian cobra; Banded water cobra; Black-necked cobra; Black-necked spitting cobra; Black tree cobra; Burrowing cobra; Cape cobra; Caspian cobra; Chinese cobra; Cobra de capello; Congo water cobra; Common cobra; Eastern water cobra; Egyptian cobra; Equatorial spitting cobra; False cobra; False water cobra; Forest cobra; Gold tree cobra; Indian ...
The Rainbow Serpent or Rainbow Snake is a common deity often seen as the creator God, [ 1] known by numerous names in different Australian Aboriginal languages by the many different Aboriginal peoples. It is a common motif in the art and religion of many Aboriginal Australian peoples. [ 2] Much like the archetypal mother goddess, the Rainbow ...