Spotted mulga snake

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• Its body is spotted with yellow or yellow-green scales.1
• Most of the upper body has yellow or brownish scales with black bases, though some specimens have all-black scales on the back.1
• The head and neck are mostly black.1
• The belly scales are black-based and bright yellow.1
• It usually reaches no more than 1.6 m in total length, including the tail.1

Հաճախ շփոթում են՝ The mulga snake or king brown (Pseudechis australis) is larger and more widespread, and the two can live in the same areas of central Western Australia. The mulga snake has reddish-brown belly scales with cream edges, while the spotted mulga snake has bright yellow belly scales with black bases. The spotted mulga snake also has fewer belly scales. The black snake of eastern Australia (Pseudechis porphyriacus) has pink or red belly scales.1