Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Pseudonaja
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, temperate rainforest and 41 more. Common: recorded in 1539 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Temperate Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Agricultural Land
- Farmland
Related snakes
- Ingram's Brown Snake Pseudonaja ingrami
- Dugite Pseudonaja affinis
- Gwardar (nuchalis) Pseudonaja nuchalis
- Strap-snouted Brown Snake Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha
- Mengden's Gwardar Pseudonaja mengdeni
- Peninsula Brown Snake Pseudonaja inframacula
- Ringed Brown Snake Pseudonaja modesta
- Spotted Brown Snake Pseudonaja guttata
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.