Genus

Australian Black Snakes

Pseudechis

3 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
GenusPseudechis (Australian Black Snakes)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Pseudechis porphyriacus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pseudechis australis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pseudechis weigeli

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australian Black Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 13 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~50%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~50%
2	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~50%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~50%
3	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~40%
	Mulga Snake			~40%
4	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 3	~30%
	Mulga Snake			~20%
	Weigel's Black Snake			~10%
5	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~30%
6	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~30%
7	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~30%
8	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~30%
9	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~30%
	Weigel's Black Snake			~30%
10	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~30%
	Mulga Snake			~30%
11	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~20%
12	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~20%
	Mulga Snake			~20%
13	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~20%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-bellied Black Snake			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
5	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
6	Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
7	Sydney Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Australian Reptile Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
9	Symbio Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
10	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Birdworld Kuranda	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
12	Kuranda Koala Gardens	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
13	Kungsbyn Zoo	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity

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Australian Black Snakes

Species in this group

Red-bellied Black Snake

Mulga Snake

Weigel's Black Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australian Black Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found