The eastern brown snake (<i>Pseudonaja textilis</i>) (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

The eastern brown snake (<i>Pseudonaja textilis</i>)

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In Australia, the eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) alone is responsible for an estimated 76 per cent of reported domestic pet snakebites each year.

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Stewart Macdonald

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