How many native snakes are there in Australia?

Answer 1

There are 140 species of land snakes in Australia, and a further 32 sea snake species. There are five families of snakes found in Australia. four of these families occur on land. And several species of sea-snakes.

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Answer 2

Australia has about 140 different species of land snake, and 32 known species of water snakes. Of all these species, around 100 are venomous, but the number that could actually inflict a fatal bite number only 12.

Answer 3

Australia has some of the world's most poisonous snakes. These include: * Eastern Brown snake * Red-bellied Black snake * Inland Taipan * Death Adder * Mulga, or King Brown * Copperhead * Gwardar * Coastal Taipan * Mainland Tiger snake * Peninsula or Black Tiger Snake * Mulga snake Some species of sea snake are also poisonous. Non-poisonous varieties include the Green tree snake and Carpet python. In all, there are about 140 species of land snake in Australia, and around 32 species of sea snake.

Answer 4

Snakes of different species are found throughout all of Australia. They are found in the deserts, the rainforest, the ocean, coastal regions, metropolitan and residential areas, the bush and agricultural areas. They are even found above the snowline in the Australian Alps, although only the Australian Copperhead is found here.

Answer 5

There are 140 species of land snakes in Australia, and a further 32 sea snake species. (incase you want to know that later) ;)estimate number of snakes in Western Australia per square kl

Answer 6

There are about 160 species of snakes in Australia

Answer 7

there are approximately 172 species of snakes in Australia

Answer 8

Australia has around 140 species of native land snakes, and another 32 sea snakes. There are about 100 species of venomous snakes.

Answer 9

Of the 140 species of land snakes in Australia, 100 species are venomous.