Snakes in South Australia (SA)
The snake season in Australia begins in April and continues up to spring. The inland taipan, the world’s most venomous snake, inhabits the arid regions of the western parts of South Australia. The second most venomous species, the eastern brown snake, is also a native of South Australia, dwelling in the Yorke Peninsula. Of the non-venomous snakes, the state has some python species, alongside the Australian tree snake.
| Groups | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Adders | Common Death Adder | – |
| Copperhead | Lowland Copperhead | – |
Oxyuranus | Inland Taipan | – |
| Notechis | Tiger Snake | – |
| Pseudechis | Red-bellied Black Snake | |
| Pseudonaja | Northern Brown Snake Eastern Brown Snake Dugite | |
Simoselaps | Jan’s Banded Snake | |
| Suta | Little Whip Snake Spectacled Hooded Snake Curl Snake Mallee black-backed snake Monk Snake | |
Drysdalia | Master’s Snake | |
| Furina | Red-naped Snake | |
| Dendrelaphis | – | Australian Tree Snake (Common Tree Snake/Green Tree Snake) |
| Morelia | – | Torresian Carpet Python Carpet Python |
| Vermicella | Bandy-bandy | |
Antaresia | – | Children’s Python |
| Demansia | Yellow-faced Whip Snake |
