Snake id if possible

[Joker]

Hi all
I was up at coolum today & saw a little snake about 2.5ft long, thicker than a pen, goldish tan to mid brown colour with a big black dot / saddle on back of neck, anyone know what it might be? & no i didn't get pics i was to slow & he was to fast.

 

[Dan19]

Brown snake?

 

[ryanharvey1993]

sounds like an eastern brown snake

 

[mysnakesau]

Speckled browns have that spot on the neck too

 

[snakes4me2]

eastern brown i would say

 

[imalizard]

Juv of an easten brown

 

[urodacus_au]

Possible Western Brown - Pseudonaja nuchalis

 

[TrueBlue]

It would of been an eastern brown as they are very common in coolum and surrounds.
Speckled and western browns are not found anywhere near this area.

 

[Joker]

That's quite scary to think this was on the main street in coolum near the shops & my 4yo was running in the garden & jumped over it & landed about 4 inches away from it & it did'nt strike at him, but ate a skink less than a minute later.

 

[TrueBlue]

the beach front is thick with them, ive relocated heaps over the years from the beach, the surf club, shops and tickle park.

 

[imalizard]

Did i get it right?! YAY! I have never tried to id a snake untill i got a new id book of snakes

 

[Dipcdame]

It's a brown, seen 'em around where I used to live quite a bit, in fact, one bit me cat, cost me heaps at the vets, and the poor cat died anyway. I wouldn't forget young browns in a hurry!!!!!!!!