Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusPseudonaja (Australian Brown Snakes)
- SpeciesPseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake)
The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia and southern New Guinea. It was first described by André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, and Auguste Duméril in 1854. The adult eastern brown snake has a slender build and can grow to 2 m (7 ft) in length. The colour of its surface ranges from pale brown to black, while its underside is pale cream-yellow, often with orange or grey splotches. The eastern brown snake is found in most habitats except dense forests, often in farmland and on the outskirts of urban areas, as such places are populated by its main prey, the house mouse. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Brown Snake sighting in Royal National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Yellow-faced Whipsnake
Demansia psammophis
Golden Crowned Snake
Cacophis squamulosus
Black-bellied Swamp Snake
Hemiaspis signata
Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens
Eastern Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus
Broad-headed Snake
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Common Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus
Red-naped Snake
Furina diadema
Mustard-bellied Snake
Drysdalia rhodogaster
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Brown Snake in Royal National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Brown Snake sighting in Royal National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Brown Snake in Royal National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Brown Snake in Royal National Park in our monthly data.