What snake is this?

[macka]

Well i took a pic of this snake over the west coast of SA (north of Elliston SA) Some of the locals say they are just brown snakes but i have seen the normal colour common brown snakes around in the same area's and they look very different. I finally got a photo of one and thought one of you guys might know.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Mackadebowhunter/P1011004.jpg

And here is a wombat catching some afternoon sun not far from the snake. Hundreds of wombats over there in that neck of the woods.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Mackadebowhunter/P1010930.jpg

Thanks

Macka

[Poppy]

Mate its hard to tell but looking at the head its a fare chance it a Brown snake. Colour means nothing.
Browns come in a variety of colours.
BTW did it coil up at you in a figure S shape and very aggressive (bad attitude)
Paul

[HOOD]

Looks like a yellow belly black snake to me mate.
great pics Macca

[Jeffro]

Dont know, it could be a tiger snake,they come in a variety of shades too
but what hood said sounds likely too


The wommy looks like hes turned his back on you with the sh its

[danceswithdingoes]

Its a brown snake, can tell by the shape of the head.

[howie]

Technical name is the West Coast Elliston Brown Trouser snake!! Sorry. The boys are right, colour means nothing. The head shape to me is brown. Either way, Tiger or Brown - he is poisonous. Howie

[ads]

Hi guys. Definately not a Tiger. It is either a Psuedechis australis/King Brown or a Psuedonaja textillis/Eastern Brown. This area is about the southern limit in SA for King Browns. I cant quite tell from the pic but i would say by the pale flecks that it is a Kingy. Do you have any other pics especially showing the head?
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[macka]

Sorry no other pics but that about explains it anyway ads. The locals i have asked about them all said they were king browns. I thought it was strange because in the flinders here the king browns i have seen are brown not black but still bloody huge then there's just the common brown snakes. I have seen a heap of them and even in the summer while out working at night there's a lot. They seem to live in the wombat holes and in the cracks under the sheet limestone.

Macka

[HOOD]

Either way he looks mean and I'd be keeping well clear of him thats for sure.

[troy]

Brown, like the guys already said color varies greatly sometimes even in a small area. Nice pics mate.

[granty]

i recon it looks like a snake could hurt i would steer clear either way.

[woodstoka]

no clue about snakes
dont like them never have never will
theres no worser feeling when your in the bush in grass up to your knees and you spot a snake and then it dissapears and you dont know were it went

i say get the 410 or the shuvell out lol jk's

[macka]

woodstocka, your a brave man saying that with so many people interested in reptiles on this site. I dont like them around my house because my parents own jack russels and we have already lost 2 from snakes. But i love seeing a few about in the bush and i think you would have to be really unlucky to be bitten. Most times you hear them slideing off before you get close anyway.

Macka

[troy]

'i say get the 410 or the shuvell out lol jk's'

I know your joking but this is the reason behind better than 90% of the snake bites that occur, someone trying to capture or kill the snake. Besides they are a hell of a lot more frightened of you than you will ever be of them to most animals HUMAN = DANGER.

[HOOD]

'i say get the 410 or the shuvell out lol jk's'

I know your joking but this is the reason behind better than 90% of the snake bites that occur, someone trying to capture or kill the snake. Besides they are a hell of a lot more frightened of you than you will ever be of them to most animals HUMAN = DANGER.

Not to mention that it's illegal to kill a snake unless you have no other alternative and your conered with no way out of the situation and your life is in danger from them having a go at you. And 99.99999% of the time they strike out of fear and self defence rather then a straight out attack on you.

[excelpoint]

The triangular head would suggest a Tiger, possibly the sub species Penisula Tiger, although the larger bodied King Browns also have a similar head being of the black snake family. A common brown generally has a lot finer haed with out the well defined triangulr shape. Unless it was a juvinile King brown I would lean towards a Tiger.

[hawkeye]

it's a brown snake - head not quite right for tiger and colour too dull as well.

what type of brown snake can't tell (whether a dugite, king brown etc doesn't really matter as pedantic difference and if bitten all as bad) but it is a brown snake.