Whip Hooded Snake
Suta flagellum
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Suta
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Whip Hooded Snake (Suta flagellum) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, eucalyptus forest and 13 more. Common: recorded in 151 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.
- Temperate Rainforest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Outback Desert
- Australian Spinifex Grassland
- Australian Coastal Heathland
- Australian Mulga Woodland
- Australian Brigalow Woodland
Related snakes
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
- Spotted Snake Suta punctata
- Monk Snake Suta monachus
- Myal Snake Suta suta
- Ord Curl Snake Suta ordensis
- Gould's Black-headed Snake Suta gouldii
- Rosen's Snake Suta fasciata
- Variable Black-naped Snake Suta dwyeri
- Bush’s Hooded Snake Suta spectabilis
- Mallee Black-backed Snake Suta nigriceps
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.