#mitchells short-tailed snake

Mitchell’s short-tailed snake - Parasuta nigriceps

Parasuta nigriceps (Elapidae) is an Australian snake found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia territories. As the species name suggests, one of the distinctive features of this snake is the black head from nose to neck with the dark coloration extending into a dark vertebral stripe. Although they are elapids, all Parasuta species are harmless, unaggressive snakes.

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Photo credits: [Top: ©George Cruiser | Locality: Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 2009] - [Middle: ©Brendan Schembri | Locality: Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 2014] - [Bottom: ©Martin Whiting/The Lizard Lab | Locality: Australia, 2014]