Ringed Brown Snake
The smallest member of the brownsnake group (to 50 cm) and therefore should be treated as a potentially dangerous venomous snake. Active both day and night, lays eggs and feeds on lizards. Absent from the southern and south coastal areas.

A well-marked subadult Ringed Brown Snake (Pseudonaja modesta) from Broad Arrow, Western Australia

A poorly-marked adult Ringed Brown Snake (Pseudonaja modesta) from Mt Keith, Western Australia

A clutch of juvenile Ringed Brown Snakes (Pseudonaja modesta) from Meekatharra, Western Australia

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