Red-bellied Black Snake
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Red-bellied Black Snake

Pseudechis porphyriacus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Noosa National Park
3 Verified records at Noosa National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is indigenous to Australia. Originally described by George Shaw in 1794 as a species new to science, it is one of eastern Australia's most commonly encountered snakes. Averaging around 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) in total length (tail included), it has glossy black upperparts, bright red or orange flanks, and a pink or dull red belly. It is not aggressive and generally retreats from human encounters, but will defend itself if provoked. Although its venom can cause significant illness, no deaths have been recorded from its bite, which is less venomous than other Australian elapid snakes. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park

Eastern Brown Snake
LC Endemic

Eastern Brown Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudonaja textilis

Insufficient data
Stokes's Seasnake
LC

Stokes's Seasnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Hydrophis stokesii

Insufficient data
Yellow-faced Whipsnake
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Whipsnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Demansia psammophis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-bellied Black Snake at Noosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
6 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
9 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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