Is this pic too crap for an ID?

[dintony]

Found in N.T (north of TC)

 

[snakes123]

Possibly a Northern Shovel-nosed Snake

 

[Hoplophile]

Brachyurophis species. Probably B.semifasciatus I'd reckon...but I'm not an expert on the small elapids of the far north. Cheers RON

 

[SteveNT]

dark Collettes?

 

[dihsmaj]

Yep Brachyurophis.

 

[Echiopsis]

Brachyurophis species. Probably B.semifasciatus I'd reckon...but I'm not an expert on the small elapids of the far north. Cheers RON

Im with him....

 

[GeckPhotographer]

B.semifasciatus

 

[dintony]

Thank you. Can anyone direct me to some info on them? It definitely burrowed into the grass after this pic was taken, that's why there is only one.

 

[GeckPhotographer]

Southern shovel-nosed snake (Brachyurophis semifasciatus) at the Australian Reptile Online Database | ReptilesDownUnder.com

They are a burrowing snake, commonly called the Southern Shovel Nosed Snake.

 

[Bluetongue1]

Sorry. Went away and forgot until today that I meant to post...
Concur with last ID. A wide spread species from sub-humid inland to arid areas. Burrowing into soil cracks, insect burrows, under rocks and logs or stumps. Found in a variety of soil types with differing vegetation from coastal heath and low banksia on pale sands, to heavy loams supporting acacia to sandridges supporting hummock grasses. They are thought to feed exclusively on suitably sized lizard and snake eggs.

That's all I could find in my books here.

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