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| Photographed near Bedourie, Queensland, April 2018 |
94 KING BROWN SNAKE Pseudechis australis
AUSTRALIAN SNAKE 23
Capable of inflicting a fatal bite. Also known as Mulga Snake. Large, dangerous snake, widely distributed across most of Australia mainland ; becoming rare in areas where Cane Toads are established. Commonly feeds on other snakes; actually a black snake but called King Brown because it eats brown snakes. When a person is bittern they are given black snake anti-venom, not brown.
