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Acanthophis antarcticus (Common Death Adder)

red colour morph

red colour morph

grey colour morph

grey colour morph
Acanthophis antarcticus
red colour morph
grey colour morph

Acanthophis wellsi (Pilbara Death Adder)

Acanthophis wellsi
Acanthophis wellsi
Acanthophis wellsi

Anilios nigrescens (Blackish Blind Snake)

Anilios nigrescens
Anilios nigrescens
Anilios nigrescens

Aspidites melanocephalus (Black-headed Python)

Aspidites melanocephalus

Austrelaps ramsayi (Highlands Copperhead)

reddish-brown upper lateral and pale yellowish lower lateral colouration

reddish-brown upper lateral and pale yellowish lower lateral colouration

white triangular 'sails' on upper lip

white triangular 'sails' on upper lip
supralabials (upper lips) strongly barred

supralabials (upper lips) strongly barred
reddish-brown upper lateral and pale yellowish lower lateral colouration
white triangular 'sails' on upper lip
supralabials (upper lips) strongly barred

Austrelaps superbus (Lowlands Copperhead)

Nadgee Moor specimen

Nadgee Moor specimen

strongly barred supralabials (upper lips)

strongly barred supralabials (upper lips)
Austrelaps superbus
Nadgee Moor specimen
strongly barred supralabials (upper lips)

Boiga irregularis (Brown Tree Snake)

very large, bulging, orange eyes with vertical pupils

very large, bulging, orange eyes with vertical pupils

Boiga irregularis
enlarged hexagonal vertebral row of scales

enlarged hexagonal vertebral row of scales
very large, bulging, orange eyes with vertical pupils
enlarged hexagonal vertebral row of scales

Brachyurophis fasciolatus fasciatus (Narrow-banded Shovel-nosed Snake)

Brachyurophis fasciolatus fasciatus

Cacophis krefftii (Dwarf Crowned Snake)

Cacophis krefftii

Cacophis squamulosus (Golden-crowned Snake)

Cacophis squamulosus
Cacophis squamulosus

Cryptophis boschmai (Carpentaria Snake)

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

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

photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young
Dendrelaphis punctulatus
Dendrelaphis punctulatus
very large eyes and bright yellow undersides
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

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
white stripe on upper lip bordered above by black line

Drysdalia rhodogaster (Mustard-bellied Snake)

Drysdalia rhodogaster
Drysdalia rhodogaster
Drysdalia rhodogaster

Hemiaspis signata (Swamp Snake)

uniform olive-brown to grey with dark grey belly

uniform olive-brown to grey with dark grey belly

pale dark-edged stripe behind eye & on upper lip

pale dark-edged stripe behind eye & on upper lip
Hemiaspis signata
uniform olive-brown to grey with dark grey belly
pale dark-edged stripe behind eye & on upper lip

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
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

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