Tiger Snake
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| COMMON NAME: | Tiger Snake, Kangaroo Island Tiger Snake, Chappell Island Tiger Snake |
| LATIN NAME: | Notechis scutatus |
| FOOD: | mainly frogs; also reptiles, birds and mammals |
| HABITAT: | rainforests, heaths, open forests and river floodplains. |
| LOCALITY: | Southeastern QLD through eastern and Southern NSW and most of VIC (except extreme west), and southeastern SA. |
| LENGTH: | Up to 1.5 metres. |
| BEHAVIOUR:. |
They are active mainly by day or at dusk, but in hot weather they turn to hunting at night. Tiger Snakes have a strongly built venom that can kill most animals and humans and are vicious if you approach them while they are eating. |
| DEVELOPMENT: |
Between 14 to 80 live young are born in summer, with the average litter size being about 30. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Broad head, heavy build. Its back usually has 40-50 cross- bands of yellow or cream on background of grey, green or brown. Belly is cream, yellow, olive or grey. |
