Copperhead Snake
Austrelaps superbus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Austrelaps
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Copperhead Snake (Austrelaps superbus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, eucalyptus forest, woodland, dry woodland and 9 more. Common: recorded in 486 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.
Related snakes
- Pygmy Copperhead Austrelaps labialis
- Highlands Copperhead Austrelaps ramsayi
- Managalas Plateau Snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae
- West African Banded Cobra Naja savannula
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake Emydocephalus orarius
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
- Mt Simpson Forest Snake Toxicocalamus mattisoni
- Sinomicrurus houi
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.