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Demansia torquata (Collared Whipsnake)

Demansia torquata
Demansia torquata
Demansia torquata

Demansia vestigiata (Black Whip Snake)

No dark line around front of snout and individual scales with dark posterior marking forming spotted pattern. photo courtesy of Stephen Young

No dark line around front of snout and individual scales with dark posterior marking forming spotted pattern. photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Demansia vestigiata
Demansia vestigiata
No dark line around front of snout and individual scales with dark posterior marking forming spotted pattern. photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Dendrelaphis punctulatus (Green Tree Snake)

very large eyes and bright yellow undersides

very large eyes and bright yellow undersides

bluish colouration displayed

bluish colouration displayed
Dendrelaphis punctulatus
Dendrelaphis punctulatus
very large eyes and bright yellow undersides
bluish colouration displayed

Drysdalia coronoides (White-lipped Snake)

Drysdalia coronoides
white stripe on upper lip bordered above by black line

white stripe on upper lip bordered above by black line
Drysdalia coronoides
Drysdalia coronoides
white stripe on upper lip bordered above by black line

Drysdalia rhodogaster (Mustard-bellied Snake)

Drysdalia rhodogaster
Drysdalia rhodogaster
Drysdalia rhodogaster
Drysdalia rhodogaster

Echiopsis curta (Bardick)

Echiopsis curta

Hemiaspis damelii (Grey Snake)

Hemiaspis damelii
Hemiaspis damelii

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 bungaroides (Broad-headed Snake)

black with narrow yellow or cream bands

black with narrow yellow or cream bands

Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
black with narrow yellow or cream bands

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

Hydrophis platurus (Yellow-bellied Sea Snake)

Hydrophis platurus
Hydrophis platurus
Hydrophis platurus

Liasis fuscus (Water Python)

Liasis fuscus

Morelia bredli

Morelia bredli
Morelia bredli
Morelia bredli

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 metcalfei (Inland or Murray-Darling Carpet Python)

Morelia spilota metcalfei

Morelia spilota metcalfei

Morelia spilota metcalfei
Morelia spilota metcalfei
Morelia spilota metcalfei

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

Oxyuranus scutellatus (Taipan)

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Parasuta dwyeri (Dwyer's Black-headed Snake)

Parasuta dwyeri
black cap without a break extends to between nostrils

black cap without a break extends to between nostrils
Parasuta dwyeri
Parasuta dwyeri
black cap without a break extends to between nostrils

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