Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha

5 Strap-snouted brown snake at Gunderbooka, NSW

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Identification history

	Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha	15 Oct 2024	BrianLR
	Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha	2 Oct 2024	Christine

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A large shiny brown snake, did not seem to notice our presence. Hunting. Disappeared down a rabbit hole for a while, and not far away a bewildered looking rabbit emerged from a different hole. Amazing views of this snake, which was hunting within meters of us four humans.

3 comments

HelenCross wrote:

2 Oct 2024

Would have been amazing to see!

MatthewFrawley wrote:

3 Oct 2024

What a thrill!

Christine wrote:

4 Oct 2024

It was, thanks guys :)

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16 Sep 2024 01:33 PM Recorded on
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Featured Reptiles and Frogs Snakes Christine Far West New South Wales NatureMapr

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Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha Scientific name
Strap-snouted brown snake Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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