🐍 Snakes of South Sydney & Surrounds

South Sydney’s bushland, backyards, and coastlines are home to a variety of native snake species. From pythons to eastern browns, each plays an important role in our local ecosystem. Learning more about them can help us safely coexist with these incredible reptiles.

Close-up of a brown snake coiled on the ground with textured scales visible. 
Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
🔴 Highly venomous 

Marsh Snake (Hemiaspis signata)
🟡 Mildly venomous | Often misidentified as Eastern browns
Close-up of a marsh snake 
Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus)
🔴 Highly venomous | Shy, ambush predator
Death adder head close-up showing camouflage on leaves 
Golden-crowned Snake (Cacophis squamulosus)
🟡 Mildly venomous | Nocturnal and shy species.
Close-up of a snake with a textured brown head and patterned scales.
Close-up of a common tree snake with green and yellow scales, head raised, and background blurred. 
Common Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus)
🟢 Non-venomous 
Bandy-Bandy (Vermicella annulata)
⚪ Mildly venomous | Shy, nocturnal species.
Close-up of a bandy bandy
Close-up of a red-bellied black snake on the ground with leaves and dried grass. 
Eastern Small-eyed Snake (Cryptophis nigrescens)
🔴 Highly venomous | Often mistaken for Red-bellied Black Snakes
Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
🔴  Highly Venomous
A black snake on a rocky surface.
Close-up of a snake on rocky ground. 
Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus)
🔴 Highly venomous
Yellow-faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis)
🟡 Mildly venomous | Fast and often mistaken for browns


Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota)
🟢 Non-venomous
A snake with open mouth displaying fangs and patterned scales.
Close-up of a yellow faced whip snake