Belly grayish-green, often yellowish under tail. Number of Offspring 12. It can be difficult to positively identify some snakes.

Head of Yellow-faced Whip Snake, Demansia psammophis, showing distinctive facial markings. We provide our Australian snake identification service free of charge and always welcome high quality images for potential inclusion on our website. Venom Non-venomous. Scientific Name Morelia viridis. Family Pythons. Its defensive posture is to simply pull the head back over the body in readiness however bites are usually only received where direct contact is made with the snake. It typically has a reddish tinge on the neck and front third of its back. Often mistaken for brown snakes and sometimes a victim of the household cat. Identification.

Average Length 120cm. Green Tree Python Morelia viridis. Photographer Wolfgang Wuster. Distribution Queensland. A frequent species around homes it takes advantage of the high skink numbers associated with urban gardens and dwellings. The belly is greyish, with the underparts of the tail reddish. Reproduction Egg laying. The Snakes of South East Queensland. Common Name Green Tree Python.

Dark bar or line with pale edges runs across … Distribution Queensland, South Aust, NSW & ACT, Western Aust, Victoria, NT. Common Name Green Tree Python. Large prominent eyes. Around the home this species is routinely encountered under rocks, logs and debris, or actively foraging for lizards through leaf litter during warmer weather. They have good vision and an active hunter and are diurnal. The South East Corner of Qld is home to a high density and diversity of snake species covering a range of vegetation communities and geographical locations. Distinctive face markings. Very slender snake with long, thin whip-like tail. Green Tree Python Morelia viridis.

HABITAT: The Yellow Faced Whip Snake can be found in a diverse range of habitats including sclerophyll forests, rock outcrops, wetlands and suburbia. Photographer Brian Bush. The descriptions below are based on general characteristics. Colour generally pale olive or bluish-grey, often with rusty flush or longitudinal stripes along front-third of body. It typically has a reddish tinge on the neck and front third of its back. When disturbed, the black whip snake expands its body revealing a distinct pattern of black spots and white dashes. The Yellow-faced Whip Snake is a slender and fast-moving snake, active during the day. The black whip snake is grey or dark brown to black with each body scale marked with black. Midbody scale rows 15; ventrals 198–228, anal divided, subcaudals divided 78–107. The belly is usually dark.

The Yellow Faced Whip Snake grows to around 70cm on average but specimens just under a meter have been recorded.

The eye is large and is encircled by a pale ring.

It is common throughout most of Australia. Head of Yellow-faced Whip Snake, Demansia psammophis, showing distinctive facial markings.

Scientific Name Morelia viridis. Distribution Queensland, South Aust, NSW & ACT, Western Aust, Victoria, NT. General habits: Primarily a diurnal, active hunter the Yellow-faced Whip Snake has been seen active on hot nights. Habitat in SE Qld: Dry open areas including open forests, woodlands and grasslands. Snakes of the Cairns region. Obvious pale cream or yellow rim around eye, with dark comma-shaped marking curving back below eye. This service is not just for Queensland snake identification but for all snake id across Australia. Identification: The Yellow-faced Whip Snake is very slender and is pale bluish grey to light olive green. The most commonly encountered species are the carpet python, common tree snake, keelback, yellow-faced whip snake, white-crowned snake and eastern small-eyed snake. Never approach snakes and never assume that they are non-venomous.