Small Eyed Snake

Description:

The Small-eyed Snake has a glossy dark grey to black back. The belly is commonly pink with a line of dark grey spots, but can be cream with grey blotches. This species grows to 1 metre. Midbody scale rows 15; ventrals 165–210; anal single; subcaudals single 30–45.

Habitat:

Lives in rainforests, wet and dry eucalypt forests and heaths, agricultural and grazing lands.

Notes:

Habits: Active by night and shelters beneath rocks, logs and the bark of fallen trees during the day. Danger: A dangerously venomous snake with strongly myotoxic venom. This species has been responsible for one human death. Food: Feeds in the litter layer on lizards and their eggs, small snakes and, rarely, frogs. Breeding: Gives birth to up to 8 live young between October and April. The newborn snakes are around 15 cm from the tip of the snout to the base of the tail (snout-vent length).