Mulga Snake
Pseudechis australis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Pseudechis
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) 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 rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 26 more. Common: recorded in 507 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 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
- Queensland Tropical Rainforest
- Queensland Wet Tropics
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Savanna
Related snakes
- Australian black snake Pseudechis porphyriacus
- Collett's Snake Pseudechis colletti
- Papuan Blacksnake Pseudechis papuanus
- Butler's Snake Pseudechis butleri
- Spotted Black Snake Pseudechis guttatus
- 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.