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Austrelaps ramsayi

Highlands Copperhead at Cotter River, ACT

Austrelaps ramsayi at Cotter River, ACT - 20 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 21 Mar 2022 WillO
Unidentified 21 Mar 2022 JohnnyBoyACT

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Any help in identifying this snake would be appreciated. Copperhead or tiger?

2 comments

WillO wrote:
   21 Mar 2022
A good record. This is a Highlands (Alpine) Copperhead (A. ramsayi). If you zoom in on the head you can see the distinctive white markings on the labial scales (large scales along upper jaw above mouth and below the eye) and the creamy coloured lower sides along body.
JohnnyBoyACT wrote:
   21 Mar 2022
Many thanks WillO. Much appreciate your quick reply which settled a discussion at http://www.johnevans.id.au/wp/20-march-2022-mt-gingera-from-corin-dam/ . Cheers. john

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  • Austrelaps ramsayi Scientific name
  • Highlands Copperhead Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1759.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 111 images trained Machine learning

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