Dugite

Reptiles > Snakes

OverviewThe Dugite (Pseudonaja affinis) is an infamous, highly venomous, and ecologically successful elapid snake endemic to the coastal dunes, eucalyptus woodlands, and agricultural wheatbelts of southwestern Australia. Derived from the traditional Indigenous Noongar...

King Brown Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

OverviewThe King Brown Snake (Pseudechis australis), also universally known across the Australian Outback as the Mulga Snake, is one of the most formidable, widespread, and ecologically dominant venomous elapids on the Australian continent. Despite its common name,...

Coastal Taipan

Reptiles > Venomous Snakes

OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Coastal TaipanScientific Name: Oxyuranus scutellatusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: Venomous SnakesSize: Average total length: 5–6.6 ft (1.5–2.0 m); Maximum recorded: up to 9.5 ft (2.9 m)Weight: 2.2–6.6 lb (1.0–3.0 kg)Lifespan: 10–15...

Eastern Brown Snake

Reptiles > Elapids

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Eastern Brown SnakeScientific Name: Pseudonaja textilisCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: ElapidsSize: Total adult length: 4.9–6.6 ft (1.5–2.0 m); Exceptional large specimens exceed 7.5 ft (2.3 m)Weight: 1.5–3.5 lb (0.7–1.6 kg)Lifespan: 10–15 years...