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Acanthophis antarcticus (Common Death Adder)

red colour morph

red colour morph

grey colour morph

grey colour morph
broad head & banded body

broad head & banded body
relatively stocky build

relatively stocky build
red colour morph
grey colour morph
broad head & banded body
relatively stocky build

Anilios sp. (blind snakes)

Anilios sp.
Anilios sp.
Anilios sp.
Anilios sp.

Boiga irregularis (Brown Tree Snake)

Boiga irregularis
Boiga irregularis
Boiga irregularis
Boiga irregularis

Cryptophis nigrescens (Eastern Small-eyed Snake)

steel grey-black, often with pale posterior edge on scales

steel grey-black, often with pale posterior edge on scales

relatively small eyes

relatively small eyes
Cryptophis nigrescens
Cryptophis nigrescens
steel grey-black, often with pale posterior edge on scales
relatively small eyes

Demansia psammophis (Yellow-faced Whipsnake)

Demansia psammophis
Demansia psammophis
distinctive dark, tear-shaped streak from eye to angle of mouth

distinctive dark, tear-shaped streak from eye to angle of mouth
Reddish forebody colouration in some areas

Reddish forebody colouration in some areas
distinctive dark, tear-shaped streak from eye to angle of mouth
Reddish forebody colouration in some areas

Hemiaspis signata (Swamp Snake)

uniform olive-brown to grey with dark grey belly

uniform olive-brown to grey with dark grey belly

Hemiaspis signata
Hemiaspis signata
Hemiaspis signata
uniform olive-brown to grey with dark grey belly

Hoplocephalus stephensii (Stephen's Banded Snake)

photo courtesy of Stephen Mahony. All rights reserved. Copyrighted image

photo courtesy of Stephen Mahony. All rights reserved. Copyrighted image

photo courtesy of Stephen Mahony. All rights reserved. Copyrighted image

photo courtesy of Stephen Mahony. All rights reserved. Copyrighted image
Hoplocephalus stephensii
Hoplocephalus stephensii
photo courtesy of Stephen Mahony. All rights reserved. Copyrighted image
photo courtesy of Stephen Mahony. All rights reserved. Copyrighted image

Morelia spilota (Carpet Python)

Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota

Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota

Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota

Morelia spilota mcdowelli (Eastern, Coastal or McDowell's Carpet python)

Morelia spilota mcdowelli
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
photo courtesy of Stephen Young
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Morelia spilota spilota (Diamond Python)

Morelia spilota spilota
Morelia spilota spilota
black with pale-centred individual scales and black bordered rosettes

black with pale-centred individual scales and black bordered rosettes
Morelia spilota spilota
black with pale-centred individual scales and black bordered rosettes

Notechis scutatus (Tiger Snake)

Notechis scutatus
Notechis scutatus
Notechis scutatus
Notechis scutatus

Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake)

Pseudechis porphyriacus
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Pseudechis porphyriacus

Tropidechis carinatus (Rough-scaled Snake)

Tropidechis carinatus
Tropidechis carinatus
Tropidechis carinatus
Tropidechis carinatus

Vermicella annulata (Common Bandy-Bandy)

photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Vermicella annulata
Vermicella annulata
Vermicella annulata
photo courtesy of Stephen Young
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