Photo of a Red-naped Snake (Furina diadema)
Photo: Hemal, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Red-naped Snake

Furina diadema

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Elapid
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Furina
Continents
Oceania
Countries
1
How common
Common

Open in SnakeList

About

Red-naped Snake (Furina diadema) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, temperate rainforest, tropical seasonal forest and 27 more. Common: recorded in 204 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

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.