Beware - This Small Snake is Dangerous

TitleBeware - This Small Snake is Dangerous
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1961
AuthorsFleay, D
JournalVict. Nat.
Volume77
Pagination284-287
Type of ArticleJournal Article
Accession NumberPR0000446
Abstract

The rough-scaled snake, Tropidechis carinatus; recent fatality in Sydney due to its bite; a nocturnal, pugnacious snake; symptoms of a bite described - stiff neck, headache and vasomotor symptoms; animals died from its bite; distribution - coastal area above and below the N.S.W.-Q. border; confusion with the freshwater snake Natrix mairii.