WESTERN BROWN SNAKE - GWARDAR

Scientific name: Pseudonaja nuchalis

Family: Elapidae

Order: Squamata

Status: Venomous

Habitat and Distribution

Found in Australia generally except lower south west.

About the animal:

• This species includes 12 to 16 colour and pattern variants;
• Southern populations undergo seasonal tonal colour changes;
• The most common is creamy to rich brown body with a paler head;
• Can grow up to 1.6m;
• When unable to escape and pressed, it can bite rapidly before turning to escape;
• Mainly diurnal, but becomes nocturnal during warm weather;
• Oviparous (lays eggs).

What they eat?

Western Brown snake preys upon lizards, frogs and small mammals.