I was wondering if someone could help me out with these two brown snakes. Both were found near Roxby Downs, South Australia, and I can't tell whether they're Pseudonaja mendengi or P. aspidoryncha.
Snake #1:
Snake #2:
Both photos by Angus Kennedy.
Dan
Edit: misspelled Australian
Help IDing some Australian brown snakes
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Re: Help IDing some Austalain brown snakes
#2 definitely looks like P. aspidorhyncha, judging from the very strap-like rostral. Not so sure about # 1. Idon't suppose yougot to see the inside of the mouth of either snake? P. aspidorhyncha has a white buccal lining, whereas that of P. mengdeni is black.
Re: Help IDing some Australian brown snakes
No, neither opened their mouth...
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Re: Help IDing some Australian brown snakes
I'd go with P. mengdeni for #1 and P. aspidorhyncha for #2.
Stephen
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