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Red-bellied Black Snake

Pseudechis porphyriacus

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Elapidae

The red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is indigenous to Australia. Originally described by George Shaw in 1794 as a species new to science, it is one of eastern Australia's most commonly encountered snakes.

Distribution

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