A common snake around the coast including throughout the yards of the shacks and the Tomahawk Caravan Park. These snakes can be very attractive to look at and they normally flee when distrubed by human movements.
Dangerous:Dangerously venomous and their bite can be fatal - If bitten seek urgent medical aid.
There are a number of Snake Bite Kits around the community if bitten it is important to stay calm and limit movement, Bandage the area with a firm broad bandage ASAP covering as much of the limb as possible. First Aid Can be found here

At a glance

Habitat Damp areas, dry sclerophyll forests, coastal scrub and woodlands, river beds and swampy areas
Size Can grow to around 2m
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Damp areas, dry sclerophyll forests, coastal scrub and woodlands, river beds and swampy areas
Size
Can grow to around 2m

Identification

Body colour varies, including brown to green. Usually, but not always, with dark or light stripes across the body. The main way to ID this snake is via the arrangement of the scales or scale pattern on its head the frontal scale between the eyes is almost as broad as it is long
Common Name Tiger Snake
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
Conservation Least Concern
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassReptilia
SubclassLepidosauria
OrderSquamata
SuborderSerpentes
FamilyElapidae
SubfamilyHydrophiinae
GenusNotechis
SpeciesNotechis scutatus
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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