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Drysdalia coronoides, white-lipped snake South-eastern Australia, including Tasmania Hydrophis platurus, yellow-bellied sea snake Tropics. Reported sightings in colder waters such as California, New Zealand, and Tasmania. Notechis scutatus, tiger snake Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania
D. coronoides is the smallest of three species of snake found in Tasmania, and is Australia's most cold-tolerant snake, even inhabiting areas on Mount Kosciuszko above the snow line. Growing to only about 40 cm (16 in) in length (including tail), it feeds almost exclusively on skinks.
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 colouration and patterning.
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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This article lists the various snakes of Australia which live in a wide ...
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The most species-rich group is Squamata, the snakes and lizards. They are especially diverse in the arid areas of Australia, where other fauna are scarcer. Spinifex grass is a major habitat which allows them to remain in a relatively cool, moist area. Australia has a large array of reptiles which can be dangerous to humans.
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