Thursday, January 12, 2012

King Brown Snake - World's Deadliest Snake



The Scientific name of King Brown snake is Pseudechis australis, and also commonly called as Mulga Snake. The King Brown snake is not actually a brown snake, but it belongs to one of the black snake family. This specimen is seen in different colors like mid-brown, coppery-tinge, grey, and black in color.

King browns are vigorous snakes with a broad head and its length over 2.5 meters. It usually found in Australia except the east and south coastal areas. The diet for king Brown snake is lizard, snakes, birds, mammals, and frogs. The female king brown snake lay 8 to 20 eggs. It usually found in Australia except Tasmania and Victoria.

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