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Terrestrial Snakes
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Terrestrial Snakes in Australia and the Pacific Islands
- Elapids
- Colubrids
Acanthophis spp., Death adders

Austrelaps spp., Australian copperheads

Hoplocephalus spp., Broad-headed snakes

Micropechis ikaheca, New Guinea small-eyed snake

Notechis scutatus, Tiger snake

Oxyuranus spp., Taipans

Pseudechis spp., Black snakes

Pseudonaja spp., Brown snakes

Tropidechis carinatus, Rough-scaled snake

Various Australian elapid genera
Boiga spp., in particular: Boiga irregularis, Brown tree snake

Various Colubridae, Colubrids
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Elapids
Colubrids

Acanthophis spp., Death adders
Austrelaps spp., Australian copperheads
Hoplocephalus spp., Broad-headed snakes
Micropechis ikaheca, New Guinea small-eyed snake
Notechis scutatus, Tiger snake
Oxyuranus spp., Taipans
Pseudechis spp., Black snakes
Pseudonaja spp., Brown snakes
Tropidechis carinatus, Rough-scaled snake
Various Australian elapid genera

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- Elapinae (Australian elapids)

VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

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Terrestrial Snakes

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Elapinae (Australian elapids)

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