Brachyurophis australis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Brachyurophis australis (coral snake) is a species of snake from the family Elapidae (common names - eastern shovel-nosed snake, coral snake, Australian coral snake) and is a species endemic to Australia. Its common name reflects its shovel nose specialisation.
The eastern shovel-nosed snake is a small snake. The top of its body is pink or orange to reddish-brown with irregular narrow cross-bands of cream with dark edges. It has two large dark bands; one across its head and the other across its nape. Its underside is whitish. The average length of a coral snake is 30 centimetres or 12 inches, and maximum length is 45 centimetres or 18 inches. It has an upturned blunt snout.
Brachyurophis australis is one of eight currently recognised species within the genus Brachyurophis. It was first described by Gerard Krefft in 1864 as Simotes australis. B. australis is differentiated by B. fasciolatus (both occurring in New South Wales) by facial features. In B. australis the nasal scale and preocular scale are in contact and the profile of the snout is more pointed; in B. fasciolatus the nasal scale and preocular scale are separated by the prefrontal scale and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Coral Snake sighting in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Coral Snake in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Coral Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, in our data
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Australian Coral Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Elapidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Coral Snake that you can see in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (family Elapidae, Elapid Snakes) are Eastern Brown Snake (about 20%) and Shield-snouted Brown Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Coral Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
