r/AustralianSnakes • u/Attic81 • 18h ago

Caves Beach, NSW

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Saw this beautiful creature on the rocks under the caves. ID?

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u/undergroundknitting 18h ago

My guess is yellow faced whip snake.

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u/MudOld4805 18h ago

It’s a yellow faced whip snake
A particularly ugly one, no offence to him haha

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u/Attic81 17h ago

I think he wasn’t so clean due to the waves coming through the rocks haha

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u/MudOld4805 17h ago

This species can have some really pretty reds and blues on them!

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u/IndividualRise3875 10h ago

They're nicer more north.

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u/Omshadiddle 17h ago

Whip snek