Friday, April 13, 2018

MYALL SNAKE

Photographed at Coober Pedy, South Australia, April 2018
90                MYALL SNAKE                 Suta suta

AUSTRALIAN SNAKE.              20

Also known as Curl Snake, because of habit of flattening body into a series of tight curls when threatened. Native to Australia. Venomous. Average length 40 cm. Found in grasslands, scrublands, and open woodland foraging amongst leaf litter and under rocks at night. In all states except Tasmania; Arid and eastern central Australia; north and central regions of Victoria; far n-e of WA.





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