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| ELAPID SNAKE | |||||||
| Family ELAPIDAE | |||||||
| VENOMOUS AND DANGEROUS. CAPABLE OF INFLICTING A POTENTIALLY FATAL BITE. | |||||||
| Description: | |||||||
| The Mulga Snake or King Brown Snake has a robust body with a head which is slightly distinct from it's body. Colouration of it's scales vary from brown to reddish brown to black with a yellow leading edge to each scale . | |||||||
| Size: | |||||||
| Adults 150 - 270 cm | |||||||
| Behaviour: | |||||||
| Mainly nocturnal, rarely diurnal. When threatened, this snake will flatten it's neck and forebody. | |||||||
| Prey: | |||||||
| Feeds on lizards, other snakes, mammals, birds and frogs, | |||||||
| Reproduction: | |||||||
| Females lay up to 16 eggs in a clutch. | |||||||
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