A question for the experts...

[shiloh2768]

On Saturday night, we driving along a dirt road about 100km west of Darwin, and came across a "sidewinder" snake.

It would have been about half a metre long with black bands across it and was moving side ways like a classic sidewinder. Unfortunately, I didnt have a camera, and my phone was dead so no piccies.

I didn't think sidewinders existed up near the coast. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[dodgie]

Adder.

 

[Ramsayi]

bandy bandy?

 

[shiloh2768]

No, the bandy is too skinny. This was quite thick.
What kind of adder??

 

[mckellar007]

northern death adder

 

[shiloh2768]

Quite possible as it had the same shape. But all the adders I've seen, I've never seen a black and white one.

 

[TrueBlue]

Not only do you not get sidewinders up near the coast, you do not get them in oz.