Genus

Hoplocephalus Snakes

Hoplocephalus

2 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
GenusHoplocephalus (Hoplocephalus Snakes)

Species in this group

VU Endemic

Hoplocephalus bungaroides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Hoplocephalus stephensii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hoplocephalus Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 5 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Broad-headed Snake			~10%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Stephen's Banded Snake			~10%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Stephen's Banded Snake			~10%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Broad-headed Snake			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
5	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

Hoplocephalus Snakes

Species in this group

Broad-headed Snake

Stephen's Banded Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hoplocephalus Snakes

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found