Eastern Brown Snake
The Eastern brown snake (or Pseudonaja textilis) is a venomous species of reptile that lives in Australia and New Guinea.It prefers to live in dry areas so can be found in the grassland, scrubland and sparse forests.
The snakes are pale to dark brown in colour, often with a paler underside, and they may have slightly darker brown mottling on their scales as camouflage. The species is known for its defensive displays, whereby it will lift much of its head and body off the ground and coil it into an S-shape with its mouth open. These displays are often mistaken for aggression.
Eastern brown snakes usually measure between 1.5m and 2m in length.
Pseudonaja textilis
Exhibit needs
- Exhibit types
- Box, Cylinder, Box large, Cylinder large, Box large angled
- Terrain
- Desert
- Temperature
- 23–29 °C (variance 5 °C below, 5 °C above)
- Humidity
- 60–85% (variance 5 below, 5 above)
- Food
- Fruit and vegetables
- Litter
- 2–3
- Overpopulation at
- 5 (extreme 11)
- Breeds in
- Autumn
Overview
- Scientific name
- Pseudonaja textilis
- Class
- Reptilia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Enclosure
- Exhibit
- Temperature
- 23 °C – 29 °C
- Humidity
- 60% – 85%
- Lifespan
- 10 yr – 15 yr
- Content
- Base game