EASTERN BROWN SNAKE

Scientific name: Pseudonaja textilis

Family: Elapidae

Order: Squamata

Status: Venomous

Habitat and Distribution

It is found in a wide area of Eastern Australia. In WA it can be found near Kununurra.

About the animal:

• Have a slender streamlined body and the head is not distinct;
• The adult snake is uniform in colour, but juvenile snakes may have up to 50 bands;
• Generally grow to 1.4m;
• It is active during the day;
• It bites then paralyses its prey by winding itself around the creature;

• When attacking it curves itself up into a S shape and slightly flattens its neck when it is angry. It strikes with its mouth wide open;

What they eat?

Eastern brown snake eats mice, lizards, snakes and birds.