Some 100 Australian snakes are venomous, although only 12 are likely to inflict a wound that could kill you. The most dangerous snakes belong to the front-fanged group, which in New South Wales.

Sydney hosts about 60 species of reptiles lizards, snakes, freshwater turtles and larger reptiles such as eastern water dragons and red-bellied black snakes.

Sea Snakes recorded in New South Wales Images courtesy of Col Limpus Queensland Parks and Wildlife, Hal Cogger (yellow-bellied sea-snake) and Rudi Kuiter (Stokes sea snake)

Understanding the Context

Other Australian elapid snakes, including much larger and fast-moving elapids like Eastern Brown Snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) have small home ranges and short dispersal distances (Whitaker &.

Information specific to marine reptiles (sea turtles and sea snakes) can be found in the Code of Practice for Injured and Sick Sea Turtles and Sea Snakes (DPIE 2021a) and the Guidelines for Initial.

The sea snakes are classified as members of the subfamily Hydrophiidae (sea snakes) and subfamily Lauticaudinae (sea kraits). A list of NSW sea turtles and sea snakes is provided in Appendix 1 and.

Sea turtles: are animals classified as members of the superfamily Chelonioidea which has extant species in the family Cheloniidae and family Dermochelyidae. Sea snakes: are animals classified as.

Key Insights

Snakes are attracted to rivers and wetlands because of the abundance of food in the form of frogs and waterbird eggs. The Eastern water dragon feeds on small reptiles, small mammals, frogs, insects,.

Native reptiles such as lizards, snakes and turtles need special care and can only be bought from a licensed pet shop or licensed animal keeper. Find out where to buy native reptiles, how to care for.

Everyone authorised to interact with sea turtles and sea snakes is required to act in accordance with the code. It has been developed to protect the welfare of these rescued animals and support the.