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Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake · イースタンブラウンスネーク)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 An average length of about 1.5 m is roughly the length of two umbrellas placed end to end (Comparison).
- 💡 The Australian Museum notes that clearing land for farming increased mice and rats and thus Eastern Brown Snakes as well, and although they provide free rodent control for farmers, they are still regarded as dangerous pests.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Eastern Brown Snake is a venomous snake widespread across eastern Australia, especially abundant in open country and farmed rural areas.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body color varies from nearly black to light tan, chestnut, or orange, and its scales are smooth and glossy. Juveniles have black markings on the head and nape that fade as they grow.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It eats frogs, reptiles, eggs, birds, and mammals, chasing down prey and subduing it with venom and constriction. Active by day, females lay up to 25 eggs (averaging 15) at a time.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2018) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42493315/42493324
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 4P4M3
- • iucnredlist.org — 42493324
- • wikidata.org — Q306908
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Pseudonaja textilis - Werrington Sydney 2023. g.jpg
- • australian.museum — eastern-brown-snake
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by Gary M. Stolz, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Notechis ater niger)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.