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Common and dangerous species

Bandy Bandy (Vermicella annulata)

Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)

Carpet Snake or Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)

Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)

Collett's Black Snake (Pseudechis colletti)

Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus)

Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)

Freshwater Snake (Keelback Snake) (Tropidonophis mairii)

Green Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulata)

Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis)

Pale-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bitorquatus)

Papuan Black Snake (Pseudechis papuanus)

Papuan Whip Snake (Demansia papuensis)

Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)

Rough-scaled Snake (Tropidechis carinatus)

Small-eyed Snake (Cryptophis nigrescens)

Speckled Brown Snake (Pseudonaja guttata)

Spotted Black Snake (Pseudechis guttatus)

Stephens' Banded Snake (Hoplocephalus stephensii)

Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus)

Western Brown Snake (Pseudonaja nuchalis)

Western Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)

White-crowned Snake (Cacophis harriettae)

Yellow-faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis)

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We acknowledge the First Peoples – the Traditional Owners of the lands where we live and work, and we recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders – past, present and emerging – and acknowledge the important role Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders continue to play within the Queensland Museum Community.

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