Snakes in Western Australia (WA)

Western Australia has several venomous snake species, some highly venomous species such as dugite, tiger snake, and bardick inhabit the state. Of the several python species dwelling here, the pygmy python, deriving its species name from Perth, Western Australia’s capital city, is one of the smallest snakes.

Groups	Venomous	Non-venomous
Whipsnakes	Yellow-faced Whipsnake Olive Whipsnake	–
Adders	Common Death Adder Desert Death Adder Pilbara Death Adder	–
Pseudonaja	Dugite Ringed Brown Snake Northern Brown Snake	–
Morelia	–	Torresian Carpet Python
Dendrelaphis	–	Australian Tree Snake (Green Tree Snake/Common Tree Snake)
Antaresia	–	Pygmy Python Children’s Python
Anilios	–	Prong-snouted Blind Snake
Aspidites	–	Woma Python Black-headed Python
Brachyurophis	North-western Shovel-nosed Snake Southern Shovel-nosed Snake	–
Demansia	Yellow-faced Whip Snake
Furina	Orange-naped Snake	–
Simoselaps	Northern Desert Banded Snake Jan’s Banded Snake West Coast Banded Snake
Pseudechis	Mulga Snake Spotted Mulga Snake	–
Drysdalia	Master’s Snake	–
Emydocephalus	Turtle-headed Sea Snake	–
Morelia	—	Carpet Python Diamond Python Rough-scaled Python
Suta	Dwyer’s Snake Rosen’s Snake Monk Snake	–
Elapognathus	Crowned Snake	–
Echiopsis	Bardick	–
Dendrelaphis	–	Australian Tree Snake (Green Tree Snake)
Notechis	Tiger Snake

Snakes by Colors and Patterns

Black Snakes: Dugite, Black-headed Python,Mallee Black-backed Snake

Brown Snakes: Ringed Brown Snake, Northern Brown Snake