Collett's Snake is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on July 7th, 2017.
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Collett's Snake
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Miroslava Jurcik
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Collett’s Snake, Pseudechis colletti
One of the most spectacularly-coloured snakes in Australia, the Collett’s Snake is a shy and rarely seen inhabitant of Queensland’s black soil plains.
A dangerously venomous species with myotoxic and cardiotoxic venom.
Downs Tiger Snake (local name) nb. despite this common name this snake is not closely related to the tiger snakes (Notechis).
Collett’s Snake is a strongly built snake with a robust body and a broad blunt head barely distinct from its body. It has an irregular banded pattern of reddish to salmon-pink patches on a darker brown or black background. The top of the head is uniformly dark although the snout may be slightly paler.
The largest measured specimen was a male with a snout-vent length of 1775mm, although the average total length is around 1.5m. Adult males are significantly larger in mean snout-vent length than females.
This picture was taken at Taronga Zoo in Sydney safely behind glass !!
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Comments (15)
Mary Machare
I have learned a lot about Australia's wildlife by following your gallery. Great capture of this fascinating snake! LF
HH Photography of Florida
Australia seems to have quite a few venomous snakes. A beauty but lethal and glad he's behind glass. Cool shot, Miroslava. l/fv
Bunny Clarke
That is a solid snake if I ever saw one. Fabulous capture. I don't think I want to meet one though.
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Fabulous capture with wonderful details, looks spectacular Miroslava (F/L/T)