YELLOW-FACED WHIPSNAKE

Photographed at Scotia, western NSW

27                   YELLOW-FACED WHIPSNAKE                    Demansia psammophis

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES             8

 Found throughout continental Australia except tropical north. Wide range of habitat from coastal forest and heaths to drier woodlands and arid scrublands. Swift moving diurnal snake. Venomous. Feeds on small, diurnal lizards.