Notechis scutatus
1 Tiger Snake at Upper Horseshoe Creek, NSW
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| Notechis scutatus | PatrickCampbell2 | 12 Aug 2025 | |
| Pseudonaja textilis | AaronClausen | 28 Apr 2025 | |
| Pseudechis porphyriacus | CarbonAI | 28 Apr 2025 | |
| Pseudonaja textilis | Mitchellbaker1990 | 28 Apr 2025 |
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12 Aug 2025
You can tell it's a Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) by the distinctive frontal scale, which is a large, squarish scale on the center of its head, roughly as wide as it is long. The face also looks like a Tiger Snake if you're very familiar with them.
Location information
- Coordinates 153.121614-28.455162
- Altitude 912.0m
- Places Upper Horseshoe Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Apr 2025 02:38 PM Recorded on
- Mitchellbaker1990 Recorded by
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- Mitchellbaker1990 NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Notechis scutatus Snakes Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Notechis scutatus Scientific name
- Tiger Snake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369.03m Recorded at altitude
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