What snake is this?

[my00wrx1]

I saw this snake in our backyard in Townsville this afternoon can you help identify it? I took the photo's through the screen door so they are a bit out of focus. I was thinking its probably an eastern brown or less likely a taipan.

What's good book for identifying Australian snakes? A smallish field guide would also be good so I can take it when I go bush.

 

[BenReyn]

Eastern Taipan me thinks You're so lucky to have one in your backyard

 

[888lowndes888]

Im pretty sure it's an eastern brown but not too good at IDing elapids.

 

[jase75]

Yes its a Eastern Brown for sure.

 

[AUSGECKO]

Looks like a taipan to me.

 

[ryanharvey1993]

yep definatelly an eastern brown pseudonaja textiles

 

[dragons75]

id say taipan but i know nothing

 

[Kurama]

Pseudonaja textiles
Eastern Brown

 

[BenReyn]

Dang.. Bahhaha, I'll go with the majority then, an Eastern Brown

 

[iceman]

eastern brown

 

[buffy]

without a doubt a venomous eastern brown

 

[Snakebuster]

Its a taipan, that is, I think.

 

[bxta82]

nar its a rbbs no doubt about it................................................lol

yea eatern brown

 

[AUSGECKO]

Im still going with taipan!

 

[saratoga]

Eastern Brown Snake

 

[jase75]

Its definatly not a Taipan. 100% Eastern Brown.

 

[hodges]

Holy crap, how many of you are going 'with the flow' ?. Tell me for all the people who picked taipan why ?.

 

[bredli84]

wow, i cant believe how many people are willing to "guess" in a thread like this. if i were you wrx, i would follow what saratoga says, she knows her stuff.

 

[AUSGECKO]

Definatly taipan, I just checked out some books and the head shape and especially scale arrangement are taipan. It looks close to eastern brown but not quite.

 

[jase75]

Definatly taipan, I just checked out some books and the head shape and especially scale arrangement are taipan. It looks close to eastern brown but not quite.

I would be purchasing some new ID books then mate !!