Curl Snake

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="21a8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>index</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="index"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Red bellied Black"><U>Red - bellied Black</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bandybandy"><U>Bandy-bandy</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Python"><U>Children's Python</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coastal Carpet Python"><U>Coastal Carpet Python</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Olive Python"><U>Olive Python</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Water Python"><U>Water Python</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Diamond Python"><U>Diamond Python</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yellowfaced Whip Snake"><U>Yellow-faced Whip Snake</U></A>   |   <B>Curl Snake</B>   |   <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mainland Taipan"><U>Mainland Taipan</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id154.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eastern Brown Snake"><U>Eastern Brown Snake</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bluebellied Black Snake"><U>Blue-bellied Black Snake</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blackheaded Python"><U>Black-headed Python</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="21a8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Curl Snake</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="754" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#003300" BORDERCOLORDARK="#006633" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="379"><div> <I><B>Common Name:</B></I><B> </B>Curl Snake</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=6 WIDTH="358"><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18c55db0.jpg" border=0 width="341" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This picture is from Green guide Snakes & other reptiles of Australia by Gerry Swan. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="379"><div> <I><B>Scientific Name: </B></I>Suta Suta</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="379"><div> <I><B>General characteristics:  </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >Venomous, only large individuals may be dangerous.  </FONT>They have a depressed head distinct from the neck.  Dorsal coloration may be any shade of brown (occasionally olive - green), often with dark tips on the scales, giving a reticulated appearance.  The head and nape are dark brown to black and a dark line, bordered by white scales, extends from below the eyes to the snout.  These markings are barely discernible or completely absent in aged specimens.  The under surface is white or cream.  They are nocturnal.  They mate from autumn to spring and in summer the females give birth to 2-7 live young about 15 cm long.  Although not previously regarded as dangerous, the toxicity of its mainly neurotoxic venom (Worrell) is not fully known and bites from large specimens may require medical treatment.  They grow up to abut 0.9 metres in length.  Males are larger than the females.</div> <div> <I><B>Diet:</B></I> Mainly lizards, small mammals and some frogs.</div> <div> <I><B>Habitat: </B></I>Most of SA, NSW, QLD and NT, expanding into eastern WA.  Also found in the north -west corner of Victoria.</div> <div> <I><B>Status: </B></I>Secure</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page updated 1 February 2006</div> <div>    </div> </td> </tr></table></body>