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| ELAPID SNAKE | |||||||
| Family ELAPIDAE | |||||||
| VENOMOUS BUT NOT REGARDED AS DANGEROUS | |||||||
| Description: | |||||||
| The Australian Coral Snake is pink to red to reddish brown. It has narrow, ragged-edged crossbands formed of cream centred, dark edged scales that extend from behind the neck to the tip of the tail. This snake has a broad black band across the head and another across the neck. It has a head which is indistinct from the body and a shovel-shaped snout. | |||||||
| Size: | |||||||
| Adults 30 - 50 cm | |||||||
| Behaviour: | |||||||
| A nocturnal, burrowing snake that prefers red sandy soils. | |||||||
| Prey: | |||||||
| Feeds on small lizards and their eggs. | |||||||
| Reproduction: | |||||||
| Females lay up to 6 eggs in a clutch. | |||||||
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