Snake Factsheet

Fact Sheets

Several commonly encountered snakes brochure (811Kb)

Black-headed python Aspidites melanocephalus Non-Venomous
Brown tree snake Boiga fusca, Boiga irregularis Venomous
Carpet python Morelia spilota Non-Venomous
Children’s python Liasis childreni Non-Venomous
Keelback Tropidonophis mairii Non-Venomous
Olive python Liasis olivaceus Non-Venomous
Slaty-grey snake Stegonotus cucullatus Non-Venomous
Water python Liasis mackloti Non-Venomous
Western brown snake Pseudonaja nuchalis Venomous
Whip snakes Demansia olivacea, Demansia papuensis, Demansia tra, Demansia psammophis,Demansia simplex and Demansia torquata Venomous
Death adder Acanthophis praelongus, Acanthophis antarcticus, Acanthophis Venomous
Golden tree snake Dendrelaphis punctulata Non-Venomous
King brown snake Pseudechis australis Venomous
Macleay’s water snake Enhydris polylepis Venomous
Orange-naped snake Furina ornata Venomous
Secretive snake Cryptophis pallidiceps Venomous
Woma Aspidites ramsayi Non-Venomous