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Young Yellow Faced Whip Snake This little guy was found under a rock on a cold winter morning.<br /> He has the prettiest bronze nape and blue underside I&#039;ve seen on this species.<br /> A common mildly venomous elapid.<br /> These gorgeous babies are often mistaken as baby brown snakes because of their colouring.<br /> Australia,Demansia psammophis,Geotagged,Yellow-faced whipsnake,mildly venomous Click/tap to enlarge

Young Yellow Faced Whip Snake

This little guy was found under a rock on a cold winter morning.
He has the prettiest bronze nape and blue underside I've seen on this species.
A common mildly venomous elapid.
These gorgeous babies are often mistaken as baby brown snakes because of their colouring.

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The Yellow-faced whipsnake

The yellow-faced whip snake is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, a family containing many dangerous snakes. "D. psammophis" is endemic to Australia, found throughout the continent in a variety of habitats from coastal fringes to interior arid scrubland.

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Species identified by Amy_90
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Uploaded Jun 6, 2025. Captured Jun 3, 2025 10:00 in VXPG+66 Heathcote National Park, Heathcote NSW 2233, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 800D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO125
  • 44mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.