Can anyone tell me what snake this is. A deadly brown or just a tree snake? A few days ago Spot was barking hysterically and I took note of the high pitch of his bark. As I investigated the noise, I discovered that he was barking at this snake coiled up under the the very unused glass table on the patio. It disappeared before I could do anything but I managed to get this photo. We have seen a few of these snakes around over the years. The eyes are small and black which gives them an ominous look. It looked like it had just had a feed - I wonder what it ate?
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ReplyDeleteThis is the reply I got from a local snake catcher in the area. A big relief to know its not a brown snake after all.
ReplyDeleteHi Tracy, thanks for your email,
the snake in your picture is a common tree snake, also known as a green tree snake, they are a colubrid snake and have solid tooth fangs, which makes them totally harmless - non venomous, saying that there have been a coupple of people known in australia that have had a reaction to there saliva, but realistically harmless.
they are a tree climbing snake and only usually seen when they are looking for food, there diet mainly consists of frogs and small fish.
they are very common and a very quick snake.
Graeme