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31-AUG-2002 Alexander Dudley

Mulga Snake, Pseudechis australis

Nourlangie district, Kakadu National Park, Australia

This large, dangerously venomous snake is sometimes referred to as a King Brown snake. It is however, a member of the black
snake genus Pseudechis and brown snake antivenom will not be effective against a bite from one of these animals. The Mulga
snake is known as Dagbe in Kakadu and is an extremely important dreaming ancestor of for many of the Aboriginal people living
in the park. Unfortunately, this is another species of culturally important animal that is threatened by the arrival of the introduced
Cane toad, Bufo marinus, as the Mulga snake is susceptible to the toad's poison.

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Milan Vogrin05-Feb-2013 12:01
Great compo!V!
Guest 21-Oct-2006 00:57
cool shot..i like that i can see the snakes habitat
Chris Hillman03-Jun-2006 13:14
Ran into a few of these quite a few years ago in the top end of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, still not too keen on getting to close to them. Looks like a reasonable sized one too