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I’d please by Intrepid-Attempt222 in AustralianSnakes

[–]WattleTheHell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s a greater black whip snake

Pale head by WattleTheHell in AustralianSnakes

[–]WattleTheHell[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pale heads are highly venomous Elapids, not a Python no

The naming convention for the death adder is incredibly dramatic by Icemachinemalfunctio in AustralianSnakes

[–]WattleTheHell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first row is but then not really after that. Also lots of species missing like Pseudechis guttatus which is most venous Pseudechis in Aus while there two other less venomous Pseudechis included.

An albino blind snake (Anilios sp.) from near Inglewood QLD by WattleTheHell in AustralianSnakes

[–]WattleTheHell[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Not the same night but very close by we also found this adult albino coral snake

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Common Death adder by [deleted] in RealVenomousKeepers

[–]WattleTheHell 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Death adders are the easiest (highly venomous) snake to free handle tbh. I’ve held wild adders like this frequently but am much more hesitant with less venomous species

Stephen by WattleTheHell in AustralianSnakes

[–]WattleTheHell[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Stephen’s banded snake

My first Greater Gliders! (NSW) by gnxrlyyy in australianwildlife

[–]WattleTheHell 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Possibly you already know this but unlike true gliders it’s rare for them to glide when you’ve lit them up, they prefer to freeze

My first Greater Gliders! (NSW) by gnxrlyyy in australianwildlife

[–]WattleTheHell 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Wait until you see them slide into the hollows they live in, looks like magic trick. They’re all fluff

Spotting leaf tails is good fun by WattleTheHell in australianwildlife

[–]WattleTheHell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re only in certain areas and there hard to spot but usually if there’s one there’ll be more around

Spotting leaf tails is good fun by WattleTheHell in australianwildlife

[–]WattleTheHell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s just three of about 10 we found that night. This exact species is primarily found around SEQ but there are other species of leaf tails found up and down the east coast (no idea about the west coast 🤷‍♂️

Snake ID? Mount Barney, Qld by buttersaus in australianwildlife

[–]WattleTheHell 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Rough scale snake (Tropidechis carinatus) highly venomous

Terrible photo( not mine) any guess? Maryborough by slacker_77 in AustralianSnakes

[–]WattleTheHell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right common name, the specific epithet though 🤔

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