What snake is that?

[Mark Newton]

Any ideas as to what this snake may be? At this stage I would like to see peoples opinions without any other information......Ideas can easily be thwarted by directional information...I'll post the other info I have after people post their opinions based just on this head shot. One more bit of info, snake was photographed in SA.

 

[Mister_Snakes]

Eastern Brown Snake

 

[baker]

Could be any of the pseudonaja species found south

 

[CaptainRatbag]

A shy, messy, angry one, that looks like it wants to bite the photographer :lol:

 

[Darlyn]

Outstanding pic mate, well done.

 

[Mister_Snakes]

True, psuedonaja of some kind at least, but I would lean towards textilis

 

[timantula]

eastern brown..

 

[Mark Newton]

Thanks for the ideas folks. Brown of some sort fits, long ~1-1.5m, slender snake with a very narrow head. Quite a dark body - dark brown/black with light head. The photo shows the snake at the entrance to a mouse hole. A few too many of these around, I'm having to take some measures to detract them. Basically they are attracted to my bird aviary due to mice as a result of bird seed falling to the ground......time to install a better feeding system. I saw one of these snakes back out of a mouse hole with a mouse in its jaw, would have been a great photo. Cheers

 

[saratoga]

Great shot, agree it's an Eastern Brown Snake.

 

[Mark Newton]

Great shot, agree it's an Eastern Brown Snake.

How could we distinguish it from a western brown? The area is Morgan, SA - northern mallee.