Red-bellied black snake
The red-bellied black snake is a venomous snake found along the east coast of Australia, where it is one of the most commonly met snakes. It is glossy black on top, with bright red or orange sides. It often lives near water, and it sometimes turns up in backyards in towns and cities.1

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- Glossy black upperparts with a light-grey snout and a completely black tail1
- Bright red or orange flanks that fade to a pink or dull red belly1
- No well-defined neck, so the head merges into the body1
- Adults average about 1.25 m in total length, including the tail1
Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: Juveniles look similar to the eastern small-eyed snake, but that species lacks red flanks. Other similar snakes include the blue-bellied black snake and copperheads of the genus Austrelaps.1
Kàttanu daŋar
Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, myotoxins, which damage muscle, and coagulants, which affect blood clotting. It also has haemolytic properties, meaning it can break down red blood cells. Bites can cause severe pain, local swelling, prolonged bleeding and local tissue death, especially on a finger. Victims can also lose their sense of smell, and nausea, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhoea or heavy sweating can follow.1
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.No deaths have been recorded from its bite. It is less venomous than many other Australian elapid snakes, but it can still cause significant illness. It accounted for 16% of identified snakebite victims in Australia between 2005 and 2015. Severe local reactions may need surgery or, rarely, amputation.1
Lan lay def bu tiitee?
It is not aggressive and usually withdraws. If provoked, it raises its head and front body into a striking stance, widens and flattens its neck, and may bite as a last resort.1
Su màttee
- Immobilisation ak pression: laxasal ab bànd élastique bu dëgër ci kaw fa mu màtt, ba noppi nga laxas cër bi yépp jëm kaw, takkal ko attelle, te def ba nit ki bañ a yëngu dara ba ndimbal ñëw.
- Bul raxas fa mu màtt: lopitaan yi mën nañu saytu daŋar bi des ci der bi ngir tànn sérum antivenimeux bi baax.
Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk
Sàmmal sa bopp
- Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
- May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
- Su benn màttee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.
Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp
Ni mu réye?
Ni mu guddoo?
Ni mu diise?
guddu na ni 2,5 xaj, bakkan ba geen
guddu na ni 14 banaana yu ñu toftale
mën na daw 100 meetar ci 46 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)Red-bellied black snake ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
It can stay underwater for as long as 23 minutes after fleeing into water.1
Some populations have evolved increased resistance to cane toad toxin in less than 75 years.1
Males of the species may wrestle in ritualised combat in spring, and rarely bite while doing so.1
A male was reported to travel 1,220 m in a single day while roaming for mates in spring.1
In winter it becomes relatively inactive rather than truly hibernating, and groups of up to six have been found under concrete slabs.1
Tasukatu léeb
Xalaat bu juum: The red-bellied black snake is harmless and not venomous, because it has no visible fangs.
Dëgg: It is venomous and front-fanged, like all elapid snakes. It is less dangerous than many other Australian species, and no deaths have been recorded from its bite.1
Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar
- Turu xam-xam
- Pseudechis porphyriacus
- Mbooloo
- Jaani Ostarali
- Njaboot
- Elapidae2
- Toftal
- Squamata
- Kontinaa yi
- Ostarali ak Oseyani
- Liir yi
- It gives birth to live young, usually in February or March, with between eight and 40 young per litter.1
- Diiru dund
- lu tollu ci 25 at1
- Ni mu nekke ci àll bi
- Least concern (IUCN), although its numbers are thought to be declining1
- Musiba ci nit
- 3 / 5: Lu bon3
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Red-bellied black snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudechis porphyriacus (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.
Xibaar bu nekk ci xët wii am na ab nimero buy won fa mu jóge. Su nu juumee, baal nu, nun ay nit ñu bëgg rab lanu, du ab jurnaalu xam-xam. Wax nu ko ci [email protected] te dinanu ko jubbanti.
Dafay màtt


