Genus

Shovel-nosed Snakes

Brachyurophis

2 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
GenusBrachyurophis (Shovel-nosed Snakes)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Brachyurophis australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Brachyurophis roperi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shovel-nosed Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	Australian Coral Snake			~20%
2	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Shovel-nosed Snake			~10%

Shovel-nosed Snakes

Species in this group

Australian Coral Snake

Northern Shovel-nosed Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Shovel-nosed Snakes

Parks Ranked