Eastern Brown Snake info

[DameJacquie]

Hey everyone,

I was just wondering if someone can give me some info on the Eastern Brown Snake, specifically, babies. There are at least 2 young snakes in a drain system at the TAFE where I attend, and I think they are brown's. Is it true that young brown snakes have black on their heads like a copperhead? If yes, when does this black fade or disappear? In my best estimate, one of the snakes (Browny) is about 50-60cm long, and the other (Browny Jnr or BJ) is about 30-40cm long. I have taken some photos of the snakes with my mobile phone, but they aren't very clear because of the distance & shadows in the drain. I will get them off my phone and try to post them on here.

 

[cam]

Yer post the pics.

 

[Australis]

Could be anything, colour isnt going to give you a positive idea

 

[cris]

Yeah you should post some pics, young brown snakes vary alot in apearance in differant areas.

What sort of info did you want anyway? the best advice i can give is dont let them bite you because they can still kill you when they are that small.

 

[DameJacquie]

OK, I can't get the photo's off my phone atm cos my dumb pc is too old :'( I will keep at it and work out a way to post them.

Australis...I'm thinking its probably a brown, cos that's what most of the snakes around here are and Cris...I have no intention of letting it bite me

I'm just a bit concerned that they might be stuck down there, and can't find their way out. They've been there for at least a week now, we first noticed them last Tuesday.

Anyways, I'll keep trying to get the pics...thanks

 

[MrBredli]

I caught a Black Snake at Richmond TAFE when i was studying there a few years ago.. He was a real cutie!

 

[MrBredli]

What TAFE are these snakes at? You should probably call a snake removalist, he'll save the day!

 

[DameJacquie]

hehe, they're at Cootamundra TAFE, in the Riverina.

Still working on the photos...:S

 

[elapid68]

Hey everyone,

Is it true that young brown snakes have black on their heads like a copperhead?

A lot of baby Browns look almost identical to Little Whip Snakes Parasuta flagellum. Both have black heads but the Brown has a black collar as well. It's easy to mistake one for the other. If you're not experienced at handling elapids, I suggest you get in a trained Reptile Controller. Don't risk it, the bite of a Little Whip is basically harmless, a Brown's bite isn't.

 

[DameJacquie]

These ones definately have the black head and a black collar. And don't worry, I'm not gonna go crawling around the drains (even if I could lift off the covering!)

 

[DameJacquie]

Here's a pic of BJ, the pics of browny are too far to see anything