COMMON BANDY BANDY

Photographed in Watagan State Forest, NSW, December 2020

162                 COMMON BANDY BANDY               Vermicella annulata

SNAKES                37

Also known as Eastern Bandy Bandy. Widespread in eastern Australia from Shepparton, Vic, to Port Augusta, SA  and n to Cape York, Queensland and ne NT. Occupies virtually all habitat types within this broad range.

 

STEPHEN'S BANDED SNAKE

 

Photographed in Watagan State Forest, NSW, December 2020

161                 STEPHEN'S BANDED SNAKE                    Hoplocephalus stephensii

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES               36

One of a group of three large snakes with broad, flat heads. Nocturnal, arboreal and can climb rocks. Ranges on the coast from Gosford (NSW) to Kroombit Tops, Queensland. Occurs in a variety of habitats, from rainforests, wet sclerophyll and dry sclerophyll forest to rock outcrops. Shelters beneath loose bark, among epiphytes, in hollow logs, limbs and rock crevices, or under slabs. Feeds on lizards, frogs, mammals and birds. Potentially dangerous.

SOUTHERN DWARF CROWNED SNAKE

Photographed in Watagan State Forest, NSW, December 2020

160                     SOUTHERN DWARF CROWNED SNAKE               Cacophis krefftii 

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES.                 35

Also known as Dwarf Crowned Snake and Krefft's Dwarf Snake. Endemic to Australia. Range extends from Central Coast of NSW to South East Queensland.