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RED-NAPED SNAKE FACTS |
Description
The Red-naped Snake is a small reddish brown snake with darker netted pattern. The head and neck are black with red or orange patch on back of head. The belly is white or cream.
Size
25cm
Habitat
dry eucalypt forest, pasture.
Food
small lizards especially skinks
Breeding
lays up to 10 eggs
Range
found is eastern Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Notes
Virtually harmless. Rears up head and upper body if provoked but bites are very rare. Weak venom.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Serpentes) | | Family: | Elapidae | | Genus: | Furina | | Species: | diadema | | Common Name: | Red-naped Snake |
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