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| Reptiles and Amphibians Database .. detailed information | |
| Black Whip Snake Demansia vestigiata | |
| Family : | "Front-fanged Snakes" Elapidae |
| Description : | Length 1.5m. Olive brown to black with white speckels and copper head, belly grey-green. Eats frogs and skinks. Australia's fastest moving snake. Lays 8 eggs. |
| Typical Habitat : | Townsville's most common venomous snake. Venom neurotoxic, large specimens potentially dangerous, not regarded as life theatening. Open forest. |
| Distribution : | Coastal areas from the W.A./NT border around to Ipswich. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (2) .. |
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