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Aspidites melanocephalus (Black-headed Python)

Aspidites melanocephalus
Aspidites melanocephalus
Aspidites melanocephalus

Cryptophis boschmai (Carpentaria Snake)

Cryptophis boschmai

Demansia torquata (Collared Whipsnake)

Demansia torquata
Demansia torquata
Demansia torquata

Demansia vestigiata (Black Whip Snake)

No dark line around front of snout and individual scales with dark posterior marking forming spotted pattern. photo courtesy of Stephen Young

No dark line around front of snout and individual scales with dark posterior marking forming spotted pattern. photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Demansia vestigiata
Demansia vestigiata
No dark line around front of snout and individual scales with dark posterior marking forming spotted pattern. photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Dendrelaphis punctulatus (Green Tree Snake)

very large eyes and bright yellow undersides

very large eyes and bright yellow undersides

bluish colouration displayed

bluish colouration displayed
Dendrelaphis punctulatus
Dendrelaphis punctulatus
very large eyes and bright yellow undersides
bluish colouration displayed

Liasis fuscus (Water Python)

Liasis fuscus

Morelia spilota (Carpet Python)

Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota

Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota

Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota

Morelia spilota mcdowelli (Eastern, Coastal or McDowell's Carpet python)

Morelia spilota mcdowelli
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
photo courtesy of Stephen Young
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Oxyuranus scutellatus (Taipan)

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Pseudechis australis (Mulga Snake)

Pseudechis australis
Pseudechis australis
Pseudechis australis
Pseudechis australis

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake)

Pseudonaja textilis
Pseudonaja textilis
juveniles with black on top of head and neck with break in between

juveniles with black on top of head and neck with break in between
Pseudonaja textilis
juveniles with black on top of head and neck with break in between

Simalia kinghorni (Australian scrub python, Scrub python, Amethystine python)

Simalia kinghorni
Simalia kinghorni
Simalia kinghorni
Simalia kinghorni

Suta suta (Curl or Myall Snake)

Suta suta

Tropidonophis mairii subsp. mairii (keelback, freshwater snake)

photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young
Tropidonophis mairii subsp. mairii
photo courtesy of Stephen Young
photo courtesy of Stephen Young
photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Vermicella annulata (Common Bandy-Bandy)

photo courtesy of Stephen Young

photo courtesy of Stephen Young

Vermicella annulata
Vermicella annulata
Vermicella annulata
photo courtesy of Stephen Young
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