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Close-up of Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) near Marree, South Australia This large Mulga Snake was basking on the road when I approached. I stopped my car and walked up slowly for photos, which irritated the snake into slowly slithering into the roadside vegetation. It wasn't too irritated though, because it stayed around long enough to allow me to take a bunch of photos. Australia,Geotagged,Pseudechis australis,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Close-up of Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) near Marree, South Australia

This large Mulga Snake was basking on the road when I approached. I stopped my car and walked up slowly for photos, which irritated the snake into slowly slithering into the roadside vegetation. It wasn't too irritated though, because it stayed around long enough to allow me to take a bunch of photos.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Deeply down under, where each bush possibly holds lethal danger...how do you cope with this? Posted 9 years ago
  2. View John Sullivan's profile
    John Sullivan
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    It's true that most of Australia's snakes are venomous, but like snakes everywhere they are not aggressive. So if you watch where you're stepping and don't do anything silly like try to touch them, it's really not an issue. Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Annette Flottwell's profile
    Annette Flottwell
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    I was always very scared of them after I found one on my swag one day.
    it is a great photo though!     Posted 9 years ago
  4. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    Excellent photo John... and it's good to keep foreigners wary of our wildlife. Must add a photo of a Drop-bear :) Posted 9 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      Thanks Mark. I learned long ago to be *very* wary when standing under eucalyptus trees to avoid the drop-bears. Fortunately we have lots of imported eucalyptus trees in California so it's easy for me to practice being wary under them. Posted 9 years ago

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The Mulga Snake

''Pseudechis australis'', commonly known as the king brown- or mulga snake, or Pilbara cobra, is a species of venomous snake found in Australia. It is one of the longest venomous snakes in the world and is the second longest in Australia . Despite one of its common names, "king brown", it is a species in the genus ''Pseudechis'', known as the black snake genus''.

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Uploaded Jan 3, 2016. Captured Oct 24, 2015 13:32 in The Outback Hwy, Farina SA 5733, Australia.
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  • PENTAX K-5
  • f/9.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm