1 Eastern Brown Snake at Peregian Beach, QLD
Identification history
| Pseudonaja textilis | 18 Mar 2025 | PatrickCampbell2 | ||
| Pseudonaja textilis | 10 Apr 2023 | AaronClausen | ||
| Unverified | 10 Apr 2023 | AaronClausen |
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4 comments
wombey
wrote:
11 Apr 2023
Aaron, I'm a bit confused. There is no locality information. Is this a local animal or from Noosa?? I suppose it is an Eastern Brown Snake but if it is, it is a very unusual colour form. The nuchal band is in the right place but with that extra line down the the back and the brown head, one could be forgiven for being unsure. I've not seen one like this before but this species can be highly variable in colour generally. This highlights the vagaries of only images available rather than having the change to examine the animal in the hand.
wombey
wrote:
11 Apr 2023
Aaron, I've just now sorted that it is from the Noosa area but that does not change my earlier comment. The only other genus it resembles is Demansia but even then, it is nothing like any known Demansia so I don't seriously consider that at this stage
AaronClausen
wrote:
11 Apr 2023
Hi @wombey this was slithering down the main street of Peregian Beach near Noosa yesterday. Very interesting!
Location information
- Coordinates 153.097535-26.480295
- Altitude 43.0m
- Places Peregian Beach, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Apr 2023 10:37 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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AaronClausen NatureMapr Pseudonaja textilis Snakes Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Pseudonaja textilis Scientific name
- Eastern Brown Snake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1685.3m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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