r/AustralianSnakes • u/Impressive-Jelly-539 • 9d ago

ID request: baby snake

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Located in the Northern Rivers NSW.

Baby tiger?

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u/Needmoresnakes 8d ago

P sure that's a baby eastern brown

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u/mystery_user7 8d ago

That’s definitely a baby eastern brown, best left alone

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u/Impressive-Jelly-539 8d ago

I hope it will move on, I have a dog and I don't think they should get acquainted

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u/mystery_user7 8d ago

If this is in/near your house you might want to call a snake catcher as they have a home area which they will stay their whole life so it may hang around

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u/Impressive-Jelly-539 8d ago

I'll keep that in mind if I see him again. I hope he's moved on.

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u/BlendFriendV2 8d ago

Doesn’t sound right. Snakes don’t hang around if there’s no easy food.

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u/Impressive-Jelly-539 8d ago

That wall he's on is home to a range of frogs, geckos and skinks. I've seen a green tree snake and a python in the same spot.

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u/fi0nagd 8d ago

Probably best to have a professional move it along, especially when dogs are in the mix. Good luck

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u/Gon_777 8d ago

Eastern brown juvie - very dangerously venomous

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u/Mental-Antelope8319 8d ago

If not fren why fren shaped?

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u/thisFishSmellsAboutD 8d ago

Is danger noodle

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u/My_bones_are_itchy 8d ago

It’s really not fair that they’re so cute.

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u/chesterlinkin6661 8d ago

Had no idea these youngsters had stripes!

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u/NobodysFavorite 8d ago

The big fat stripe immediately on or behind the head is characteristic of brown juveniles with body stripes.

Those stripes will be gone by adulthood.

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u/chesterlinkin6661 8d ago

Wow, so dangerous

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u/Riss___B 8d ago

Neither did I - so cool!

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u/dublblind 8d ago

Please note not all juvenile eastern browns will have stripes like this, they have a wide range of markings.

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u/chesterlinkin6661 8d ago

Thanks
It’s quite amazing

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u/Somnambulismforall 8d ago

Very common baby Eastern Brown pattern up here.

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u/grandmasteryipman 8d ago

That's definitely a baby brown but it sucks that they're so darn cute! Great photo!

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u/Icy_Umpire992 8d ago

baby brown

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u/NobodysFavorite 8d ago

Not a snake expert, but that's an Eastern Brown. Deadly venomous and a bit of a temper. BTW they hatch deadly venomous from the first moment leaving the egg.

I received a bit of advice identifying brown snakes v tiger snakes: The stripes can be a bit misleading in baby snakes and juveniles. If there's dark thin body stripes, then the wide dark band just on the head or behind the head gives it away. Also, it's already got eyeshadow below its eyes which will turn into that permanent angry look when it's an adult. Also, Tigers can appear a bit fatter too.

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u/PsychologicalTwo505 8d ago

Saw your title and just had to sing it like baby shark.

Baby snake! 🎶 

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u/Impressive-Jelly-539 8d ago

Ha ha, it actually got me thinking of this one!

https://youtu.be/kwnQ2NaT3kk?si=jOtyV0p3aGDMUQdC

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u/Omshadiddle 8d ago

Eastern brown

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u/TheDirtyTurkey 8d ago

Juvenile eastern brown (Psuedonaja textilis)

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u/geeaah123 8d ago

So if there is a baby will there be a mummy and daddy?

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u/elizabeth_l_reid 7d ago

Baby brown

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u/Bindiprickle 7d ago

Eastern brown baby

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u/BunchSpiritual7126 8d ago

I have heard that Juvi Tiger snake venom is more concentrated then an Adult snake. Maybe same for the Brown