THE REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - ELAPIDS
AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
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NORTH-WESTERN SHOVEL-NOSED SNAKE
Brachyurophis (
was
Simoselaps) approximans
Mildly venomous - considered harmless
North-western Shovel-nosed Snake
(Brachyurophis approximans)
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Approximate distribution of the North-western Shovel-nosed Snake
(Brachyurophis approximans)
North-western Shovel-nosed Snake
(Brachyurophis approximans)
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This species may be confused with the
Australian Coral Snake
(Brachyurophis australis)
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(Brachyurophis approximans)
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