Butler's Snake
Pseudechis butleri
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Pseudechis
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 8 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Butler's Snake (Pseudechis butleri) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, eucalyptus forest, woodland, dry woodland and 18 more. Recorded in 8 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Savanna
- Australian Outback Desert
- Australian Spinifex Grassland
- Australian Coastal Heathland
- Australian Mulga Woodland
- Australian Monsoon Forest
Related snakes
- Australian black snake Pseudechis porphyriacus
- Collett's Snake Pseudechis colletti
- Papuan Blacksnake Pseudechis papuanus
- Spotted Black Snake Pseudechis guttatus
- Mulga Snake Pseudechis australis
- Pygmy Mulga Snake Pseudechis weigeli
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.