Austrelaps ramsayi

7 Highlands Copperhead at Booth, ACT

Austrelaps ramsayi at Booth, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
Austrelaps ramsayi at Booth, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
Austrelaps ramsayi at Booth, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
Austrelaps ramsayi at Booth, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
Austrelaps ramsayi at Booth, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 12 Apr 2022 WillO
Austrelaps ramsayi 11 Apr 2022 Christine

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Very slow moving. I stopped as it slowly crossed the road in front of my car, took ages to get to the side and slowly went up the side and disappeared. I reckon it took it 5 mins! My first Copperhead.

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WillO wrote:
   12 Apr 2022
Yes, well done.

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  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Austrelaps ramsayi Scientific name
  • Highlands Copperhead Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1759.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 111 images trained Machine learning

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