Eastern brown snake

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• Slender build, with no clear line between the head and neck.1
• Upper parts range from pale brown to black, and sometimes orange or russet.1
• Underside is pale cream or yellow, often with orange, brown or dark grey blotches.1
• Young snakes usually have a black head and may have dark bands or a pattern across the body. These markings fade as the snake grows.1
• Inside of the mouth is flesh-pink.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Large eastern brown snakes are often confused with mulga snakes, which share their habitat in many areas; they can be told apart by head size. Its yellowish underparts separate it from the dugite and peninsula brown snake, which are entirely brown or have grey underparts. Young eastern brown snakes have head markings similar to red-naped snakes, grey snakes, Dwyer's snakes and curl snakes.1