EASTERN BROWN SNAKE (PSEUDONAJA TEXTILIS)
The Eastern Brown Snake (scientific name is Pseudonaja Textilis) is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. This snake is present everywhere in Australia but is concentrated mainly in the central region. The Eastern Brown Snake is one of the leading causes of snakebite deaths in Australia. Usually, they are glossy brown, may also have spots and stripes, have different color patches,... The juveniles have a grayish-black horizontal stripe and many red spots on the abdomen.
Due to its rather aggressive nature, the Eastern Brown Snake is very dangerous to humans. They will be ready to attack when necessary. This snake is mainly active during the day. When excited, they stretch their necks into an S shape and prepare to attack their prey. They have diverse habitats, from wet places to dry places. However, they do not live in very arid places such as tropical forests or places with high humidity.
Eastern Brown Snake's food is usually vertebrates such as lizards, birds, frogs, snakes, and rodents. They capture their prey and destroy it by delivering venom and squeezing the prey. The Eastern Brown Snake has more or less venom depending on its size. On average, one time of venom collection in the laboratory yielded 4.7mg of venom.
Country: Australia.
Habitat: All environments except jungle.
Length: Average 1.5m - 1.8m.
Lethal time: About 15 minutes.
Venom/bite: 40-70mg.
