Does anyone know of a (West) Aussie snake that might look something like this.....?

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Hi All,

my Dad found a snake in his garden this arvo and we're not sure what it was. We live in WA and he lives close to a nature reserve/conservation area. The nearest pic we found was of an Indian snake a "Banded Krait". I'm assuming the snake must have slithered away again.

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If you live around the Denham/Monkey Mia area it could quite possibly be a West Coast Banded Snake - Simoselaps littoralis.
 
looks like its some sort of bandy bandy snake the only ones ive seen are white with black bands probably wrong
 
we live 25 mins North of Perth itself and about 15mins away from the ocean.

I considered a Bandy Bandy because the look is right but this definitely had yellow bands and not white.

the West Coast Banded Snake is the closest looking possibility so far
 
Bandy Bandys aren't just found in QLD and NSW, there are different varients of the Vermicella family found across most of the top of the country including the Pilbara in WA.

Seems a bit far south for S. littoralis but I don't really know how far it's range extends.
 
You're quite right there Matt, although Bandy Bandy (V. annulata) are also found in Victoria.

I'm confident that it's not a Bandy Bandy, due to the yellow colouration and the location (which is well out of their ranges).

It's impossible to be certain without a photograph or the specimen on hand but due to the distinct colouration that you describe and the locality (thanks for providing that), it's most likely a Simoselaps sp.

My educated guess is that it's Simoselaps bertholdi. It's possible that it was Simoselaps littoralis (as there's an apparently isolated record of this species occuring just south of Perth) but S. bertholdi is the species that is much more likely to be found around Perth.
 
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Is the snakes head missing? It's an interesting pic because S bertholdi and S littoralis are usually quite stout and tubular looking and their tails taper abruptly, there heads are quite distinct from their bodies also, having a lighter background and speckling.
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It would be S. bertholdi, very common around Perth especially in sandy soils/beach suburbs. Commonly referred to as a 'Bandy Bandy' in south west WA, but much smaller and banded in red/yellow & black.

A good reason for not using common names...
 
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In case you guys havnt realised, the pic is not of the actual snake. That is a pic of the Banded Krait.
My guess as to the identity of the snake in question would be a Tiger Snake.
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In case you guys havnt realised, the pic is not of the actual snake. That is a pic of the Banded Krait.
My guess as to the identity of the snake in question would be a Tiger Snake.
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LOL I was so 1 minded trying to Identify it, that it hadn't crossed my mind that he had posted the pic of the banded krait.
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I don't think that its one of the Simoselaps. How big was it?

After reading steve1's post I agree. Probably just a Tiger.
 
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