Copper Snake

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Details

Name:
Copper Snake

Scientific Name:
Parasuta nigriceps

Reference Number:
PBY-611

Description

Order Squamata; Suborder Serpentes; Family Elapidae; Subfamily Hydrophiinae; Scientific name: Parasuta nigriceps; Common name: Copper Snake; Alternative common names: Mallee Black-backed Snake or Short-tailed Snake - Distribution in Australia: southern Western Australia and southern South Australia, extending to north-western Victoria and south-western New South Wales - Note: VENOMOUS, BUT HARMLESS.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	PBY-611
Scientific Name:	Parasuta nigriceps