A common snake around the coast including throughout the yards of the shacks and the Tomahawk Caravan Park. These snakes can be very attractive to look at and they normally flee when distrubed by human movements.
How to identify Notechis scutatus?
Body colour varies, including brown to green. Usually, but not always, with dark or light stripes across the body. The main way to ID this snake is via the arrangement of the scales or scale pattern on its head the frontal scale between the eyes is almost as broad as it is long
What habitats does Notechis scutatus live in?
Damp areas, dry sclerophyll forests, coastal scrub and woodlands, river beds and swampy areas
What is the distribution of Notechis scutatus?
Southern Australia including Tasmania
How big does Notechis scutatus grow?
Can grow to around 2m
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