#OzWatch: Many red-bellied black snakes Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

Photo: Red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, indigenous to Australia. Although its venom can cause significant illness, no deaths have been recorded from its bite. Here: "Coluber porphyriacus", Zoology and botany of New Holland (1794), illustration from original description

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#OzWatch: Many red-bellied black snakes Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

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