Pseudonaja nuchalis, the northern brown snake or gwardar, is a species of very fast, highly venomous elapid snake native to Australia. Its colour and pattern are rather variable, depending largely on its location.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Brown snakes (Pseudonaja), including the eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pseudonaja mengdeni — considered venomous
- Pseudechis weigeli — considered venomous
- Pseudechis australis — considered venomous
- Oxyuranus scutellatus — considered venomous
- Oxyuranus microlepidotus — considered venomous
- Paraphimophis rusticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Pseudonaja
- Species
- Pseudonaja nuchalis
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