Pseudechis porphyriacus

1 Red-bellied Black Snake at Table Top, NSW

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	Pseudechis porphyriacus	27 Jul 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Pseudechis porphyriacus	27 Jul 2021	Darcy

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About a 1.2m red belly just travelling slowly through the leaflitter. If I was feeling drowsy, certainly wasn't once I noticed this guy

4 comments

KylieWaldon wrote:

28 Jul 2021

wow. i thought it would have been too wet and cold for them! yikes. i better watch my step.

Darcy wrote:

28 Jul 2021

Yeah that's what I thought too, but obviously they're still around, although this guy was pretty chill, I think they get a bit dopey when it's cold

PaulF wrote:

28 Jul 2021

I saw one a couple of weeks ago on a very cold day in Thurgoona near a creek and was its wasn't lethargic. It disappeared quickly into a clump of grass so I moved on quickly.

DamianMichael wrote:

29 Jul 2021

Thanks Darcy, winter observations of snake activity are really useful. There’s a few snake species that are active throughout winter in this region and the red-belly is just one of them. Inland carpet pythons can often be encountered basking on sunny winter days and Dwyer’s snake is also often encountered beneath shelters in cool conditions.

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