Black rat snakes, pictured, and black racers are nonvenomous and eat mostly rodents and other small animals. (DepositPhotos) If you’ve got black snakes around your house, chances are they’re one of two types: North American rat snakes or black racers. Red Bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) Highly Venomous: One of the most commonly encountered and well known snake species on the east coast of Australia. This large elapid can attain a length of 2 metres and is distinguishable by its glossy black colouration and its crimson red sides.

The most common colouring around Sydney is light grey to bluish with darker grey bands running down the entire body with a creamy underbelly. This is a highly venomous snake which can grow to 1.2 metres and comes in a variety of colours from brown, olive grey to jet black. Ringed Brown Snake Pseudonaja modesta Total Length: Up to 60 cm Distinguishing features: Pale grey to reddish brown. This species is very similar in appearance to the Rough Scaled snake which is highly venomous and has overlapping distribution. The Australian Museum has some detailed information and identification online, or call their Search and Discovery Unit: (02) 9320 6202.. Black patch on top of head and broad black band across neck, 4 and 12 evenly spaced black bands from nape to tail-tip, pattern may be absent … The Keelback is one of the only native animals that is able to eat Cane Toads without ill effect. Some 100 Australian snakes are venomous, although only 12 are likely to inflict a wound that could kill you. It also has a snake identification enquiry form, where you can enter a description and upload a photo for help identifying a snake.. What snake is that? The most dangerous snakes belong to the front-fanged group, which in NSW include the tiger snake, brown snake, death adder, mulga or king brown snake and a few species of sea snake. has a click-on map showing snakes by region, with photos. Both are nonvenomous, with white or grayish bellies, and eat mostly rodents and other small animals.