pseudonaja nuchalis

The following are photos of my trip into the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and Resort. This privately operated reserve is located in some of South Australia's most scenic but inhospitable country. The reserve is situated at the northeastern end of the Flinder's Ranges. Access is via a 120km...

Can somebody please help identify this little fella, looks like a baby western brown to me but I dont have a dead one to do a scale count, it was very agressive & very quick. Cheers, Paul.

G'day guys, I know there are several people here interested in Brown Snakes (Pseudonaja sp) that may not have access to some of the academic work that has recenly being published on their taxonomy by Adam Skinner from SA uni/museum. I've just read the paper, and thought I would summarise it...

a Liter of anti-venom? http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24821148-421,00.html

I got back in town a day after I finished the latest Snakehandler course and got a phone call from a local. "Can you come out and move a couple of snake in my backyard?" "They're only small, and don't look dangerous." I didn't have the money at the time for a pair of tongs so headed out with a...

I was looking for a list of the most dangerous snakes on google and i came across this paper. http://members.iinet.net.au/~bush/myth.html It is well worth a read and makes some really good arguments about our snakes being ******* in comparison to some other snakes in the world. The...

I was so stoked to see an awesome hole in a hill!

I visited Nambung NP in February 2007 with a friend and also passed through the area with my son Nicholas in November 2005. This post includes photos from both trips. Nambung NP ("The Pinnacles") is a spectacular place. It looks so strange with pillars of calcium carbonate scattered across...

A snake handler was bitten by a Death Adder this afternoon...... As far as I know he is now in Safe hands at the Hospital and is Okay.... Due to my job, all I can mention it was on the Southside of Brisbane, and I cannot mention any details that might pinpoint who the person is (even...

Hi all out today and found these 2 little guys sitting next to each other in soft dirt under a rotten log, grabbed some pics so i could get an i.d when i got home just forgot to post lol, if anyone can help it would be great, i think there burrowing frogs of some kind when i picked the one i...

A feral dog had knocked my bin over at night and this little bugger had got in. easy catch!

On the trip in February, 2007, my friend and I also visited the Meekatharra/Mt. Magnet/Sandstone in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Here are photos of some of the habitats and animals that we saw.. ... granite outcrops were frequent and these were good for a variety of reptiles...

These pics were sent to me by a workmate from the Riverland. Please help with ID. Please only people who definately know what they're talking about! Thanks in advance :)

Hi all, This the final installment from my WA trip. Earlier episodes: The Pinnacles and Lesueur National Park Numbat alert! Perth Zoo Tiger snakes Into the Rat's nest Shark Bay Monkey Mia and Hamelin Pool Cape Range National Park and Exmouth In this exciting...

Hey, finally a field forum on the site. These are some photos from a fairly recent herp trip around western Queensland. The habitat is mostly semi-arid. We spent 6 days on this trip, travelling 6500km, leaving from and returning to Sydney. A total of 55 herp species were found. The first...

At the Andrew Isles Book’s stand at the Castle Hill Expo last weekend I purchased a copy of “The Snakes of Australia” by Gerard Krefft. Krefft was the Curator and Secretary of the Australian Museum from 1861 - 1874, and was one of Australia’s first herpetologists. Krefft’s Crowned Snake and...

Hamelin Pool is located at the southern end of Shark Bay and is not far west of the Coastal Highway. This site is best known for its stromatolites. These formations vaguely resemble coral but are produced by cyanobacteria. They are thought to be one of the earliest forms of life and were...

Hi all I was up at coolum today & saw a little snake about 2.5ft long, thicker than a pen, goldish tan to mid brown colour with a big black dot / saddle on back of neck, anyone know what it might be? & no i didn't get pics i was to slow & he was to fast.

This was posted to our aps mailbox. Anybody? New Ticket: Unidentified snake How are you? I'm sorry, I'm not a big fan of snakes but do respect their born right to occupy this planet so I don't kill them on sight. I leave them alone to do what they need to do. I'd just like to get some idea of...

One of my favourite elapids for their sheer speed and weariness :) Anyone else care to share??? Austy.

seen or side of road in wheat belt Mid West (early morning) wanted to get better photo but was afraid it would take off ..:| I thought It was big but 2km down road was another one which was a lot larger. I'm thinking King brown (mulga)

Wouldn't want to get this cute little guy mixed up with a BHP...

Can we have a small, serious, and polite discussion not naming anyone or attacking anyone on what it is about coastal carpet pythons that you don't like. Is it any of the morelia species? Or is it a particular type of carpet - clearly the coastal. Is it because they're common and easy to...

Just some pics I took at Billabong Koala Park. From left to right we have Coastal Taipan, Death adder, inland taipan and a red belly The taipans were very inquisitive. The flash frightened him but he came right over to the glass to check us out.

It is a common discussion amongst snake enthusiasts as to how vens compare re; toxicity, deadliness, etc... I thought you might find this table interesting, it is based on comparison with the toxicity of the Indian Cobra venom, which is assigned a 1 rating. The table is not mine, but comes...

Hi ppls, I am able to upgrade my license to the top rec license in around 18mths (still quite a while) which will allow me to keep elapids...Because im a little while off yet, i wanted to start researching now...I am also planning a snake handling course before then, but was just wondering if...

I have been looking for pictures of the new Taipan species found in WA, I have searched on here and google and finally come up with this link, It shows the Captured new species named "Scully". I am a bit dissapointed they have her preserved now (meaning the scientists killed her ).They had...

can anyone tell me what are the top 10 deadliest snake within australia?

I'm after a Juvie female P.nuchalis. Preferably from around northern NT but not essential.

Ok put your thinking caps on, heres one to kick it off.

some of u may remember we have had a few snakes visit us lately a large coastal a smallish brown tree snake a little green tree snake which we have seen several times since posting after the last snake i said 'at least we havent had anything venomous' well i jinxed myself today this...

what are they, i cant find much arout with the hole ten can the list be for 1 to 10 thanks ashley

5 day old baby brown snake. Cute but don't touch. Photo courtesy of some strange bloke

i i just got back from aussie zoo. here r some pic's

Does anybody know much about this snake. I am in Far North Queensland and to cut a long story short a mate of mine has had a few snakes on his property that he had never seen before. When I checked my very basic local animal guide he swore it was what the author called the Black Striped...

This poor chap is ( was? ) proberly a Gwardar or the Western Brown Snake Pseudonaja nuchalis, I'm sure I'll get heaps of differeing opinions ( but it isn't a deaf adder afro ). He had been hit by a car and was in the centre of the road. I put my boots on ( I NEVER assume road kill is dead )...

I watched today evening on Discovery channel program man called brian catching king brown and western brown snakes. He have numberplate on car '' snakeman ''. I must say i was impressed. Big king brown must be had to handle. The snake was so quick. I would newer attempt to play with that specie.