Gwardar

Come riconoscerlo

• Highly variable in colour, from light brown to almost black1
• Two distinct forms: 'orange with black head' and 'pale head, grey nape'1
• Scales on the head often form a black V or W pattern1
• Cream, yellow, orange or grey belly, often with dark orange or grey blotches1
• Slender body and narrow head, with a large strap-like scale around the front of the snout1

Spesso confuso con: It is often confused with the eastern brown snake, which has a pink mouth lining, and the northern brown snake, which has a purplish or blue-black mouth lining. It is also confused with other brown snakes and the black-headed python. Telling species apart reliably requires scale counts, which should only be done by an experienced herpetologist.1