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Red Belly Blacksnake

Description:

5ft Black snake with a red belly

Habitat:

All over Australia

Notes:

we was sitting there on the banks of the Snowy River 80km from Jindabyne in the middle if the Snowy wilderness ( Kosciuszko National Park) just simply enjoying a cuppa tea, when this big Red Belly decided to swim past and get out just 20ft from us

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2 Comments

delicadaz17
delicadaz17 12 years ago

yes it is poisonous, but with small weak fangs they do not deliver as much poison as say a Brown Snake .........requires hospital visit and anti venom

arlanda
arlanda 12 years ago

Is it poisonous? It looks like if you did not try to get too closer!

delicadaz17
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delicadaz17

2627, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Sep 20, 2011
Submitted on Sep 20, 2011

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