Pale headed snakes

The pale headed snake is distributed over a large area of coastal southern Queensland, northern New South Wales, and westwards to Dubbo and the Atherton tablelands. It hunts at night for small reptiles and usually lives under tree bark. The coloration is mostly light grey or brown, with the broad head spotted with black. Average length is 0.5m, maximum 0.9m. It is described as nervous and will strike if threatened. The venom is neurotoxic, and contains powerful procoagulants (but this does not seem to be of great clinical significance). Tiger snake antivenom is recommended if envenomation occurs.