Australian Copperhead
WE went hiking on a brilliant sunny morning after a night of pouring rain - perfect for the reptiles to come out and get some sun on the trail. We encountered several of these and the last one (here in the picture) was sprawled over the trail and we had to shoo it away before we could go on.
The lowland copperhead or lowlands copperhead is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae. It is commonly referred to as the copperhead, but is not closely related to the American copperhead, "Agkistrodon contortrix". If provoked, the lowland copperhead is a dangerous snake with neurotoxic venom, which can kill an adult human if correct first aid is not applied promptly.
Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
By Barry
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Uploaded Mar 18, 2017. Captured Oct 29, 2011 02:07 in 24 Troutmans Rd, Ventnor VIC 3922, Australia.
