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| ELAPID SNAKE | |||||||
| Family ELAPIDAE | |||||||
| VENOMOUS. A BITE MAY REQUIRE TREATMENT. | |||||||
| Description: | |||||||
| The Curl Snake or Myall Snake may be olive or light brown to dark brown with dark-edged scales. The top of it's broad, flat head and neck is dark brown to black with a pale stipe extending from the snout, through the eye to the temple. | |||||||
| Size: | |||||||
| Adults 50 - 90 cm | |||||||
| Behaviour: | |||||||
| This snake derives it's name from it's defensive posture, where it curls it's body into a series of coils from which it strikes out. | |||||||
| Prey: | |||||||
| Feeds on lizards, frogs and small mammals. | |||||||
| Reproduction: | |||||||
| Females give birth to up to 7 young. | |||||||
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