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Acanthophis antarcticus (Common Death Adder)

red colour morph

red colour morph

grey colour morph

grey colour morph
broad head & banded body

broad head & banded body
relatively stocky build

relatively stocky build
red colour morph
grey colour morph
broad head & banded body
relatively stocky build

Acanthophis wellsi (Pilbara Death Adder)

Acanthophis wellsi
Acanthophis wellsi
Acanthophis wellsi
Acanthophis wellsi

Aipysurus apraefrontalis (Short-nosed Sea Snake)

Photo by Vinay Udyawer, AIMS (DCCEEW)

Photo by Vinay Udyawer, AIMS (DCCEEW)

Photo by Vinay Udyawer, AIMS (DCCEEW)

Anilios nigrescens (Blackish Blind Snake)

glossy skin with minute scales

glossy skin with minute scales

greatly reduced, dark eyes

greatly reduced, dark eyes
blunt tail

blunt tail
worm-like appearance

worm-like appearance
glossy skin with minute scales
greatly reduced, dark eyes
blunt tail
worm-like appearance

Anilios proximus (Woodland Blind Snake)

Anilios proximus
Anilios proximus
Anilios proximus
Anilios proximus

Anilios sp. (blind snakes)

Anilios sp.
Anilios sp.
Anilios sp.
Anilios sp.

Antaresia childreni (Children's Python)

Antaresia childreni
Antaresia childreni
Antaresia childreni
Antaresia childreni

Antaresia stimsoni (Stimson's Python)

Antaresia stimsoni
Antaresia stimsoni
Antaresia stimsoni

Aspidites melanocephalus (Black-headed Python)

Aspidites melanocephalus
Aspidites melanocephalus
Aspidites melanocephalus

Aspidites ramsayi (Woma python)

Aspidites ramsayi

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

Austrelaps sp. (Copperheads)

Austrelaps sp.
Austrelaps sp.
Austrelaps sp.

Austrelaps superbus (Lowlands Copperhead)

Nadgee Moor specimen

Nadgee Moor specimen

strongly barred supralabials (upper lips)

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

Boiga irregularis (Brown Tree Snake)

Boiga irregularis
Boiga irregularis
Boiga irregularis
Boiga irregularis

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

Brachyurophis fasciolatus fasciatus

Cacophis harriettae (White-crowned Snake)

Cacophis harriettae
Cacophis harriettae
Cacophis harriettae
Cacophis harriettae

Cacophis krefftii (Dwarf Crowned Snake)

Cacophis krefftii

Cacophis squamulosus (Golden-crowned Snake)

Cacophis squamulosus
Cacophis squamulosus
Cacophis squamulosus
Cacophis squamulosus

Cryptophis boschmai (Carpentaria Snake)

Cryptophis boschmai

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

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