Red-bellied Black Snake
The Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is one of the most familiar large venomous snakes in eastern and south-eastern Australia. A member of the family Elapidae and the genus Pseudechis (the black snakes), it is instantly recognisable by its glossy black upper body and vivid red or cr...
Mulga Snake / King Brown Snake
The Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis), widely known as the King Brown Snake, is one of Australia’s largest terrestrial venomous snakes. It belongs to the family Elapidae and the genus Pseudechis, the black snakes. Despite the common name “brown,” it is more closely related to black snakes than t...
Colletts Snake
Collett's Snake (Pseudechis colletti) is a medium to large, highly venomous elapid and one of the most strikingly coloured members of the Australian black snake genus Pseudechis. Endemic to the inland plains of central-western Queensland, this species is relatively uncommon in the wild but well...
Blue-bellied Black Snake
The Blue-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis guttatus), also commonly known as the Spotted Black Snake, is a medium to large, highly venomous elapid snake endemic to inland eastern Australia. It is named for its glossy dark body and the bluish-grey to dark grey underside that gives a subtle “blue-belli...