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YELLOW-FACED WHIP SNAKE
(Demansia psammophis)

Venomous:- "Moderate envenoming possible but unlikely to prove lethal"

Yellow Faced Whip Snakes from NT, WA the Flinders Ranges in SA and West of Port Augusta which were
previously known as (Demansia psammophis reticulata) are now classified as either Reticulated Whip Snakes (Demansia reticulata) or Copper-tailed Whip Snake or Desert Whip Snakes (Demansia cyanochasma)

Yellow Faced Whip Snakes Demansia psammophis
Notice the unusual comma like eye markings often found on Yellow Faced Whip Snakes (Demansia psammophis),
which also often have a stripe across the front of their nose. (Photographed at Kenilworth Qld)
Approximate distribution of theYellow Faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis)
Approximate distribution of the Yellow Faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis)



Yellow Faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis) photographed at Kenilworth Qld


Yellow-faced whip snake Demansia psammophis
This sub-adult Yellow Faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis) (above and below)
was photographed crossing a track near White Rock in South East Queensland.
Whip snakes can move very fast, making them difficult to photograph in the wild!

Yellow-faced whip snake Demansia psammophis
Although venomous Yellow Faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis) is not generally considered dangerous,
however bites may cause severe discomfort, and medical treatment may me required.



Yellow Faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis)


Updated distribution of the Demansia psammophis complex changed in 2023
This map may change as more data becomes available!


LINKS OF INTEREST

Whip it into Shape: Revision of the Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837) Complex (Squamata: Elapidae), with A Description of A New Species from central Australia

(Demansia psammophis)
WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources

Reticulated Whip Snake (Demansia reticulata )
Reptiles of Australia (this site)

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