![]() The best-known species are the Eastern brown snake, Western brown snake and dugite, or spotted brown snake. ![]() All are highly venomous even the juveniles can administer deadly bites. Pseudonaja: There are nine species of Pseudonaja, found throughout Australia, Papua New Guinea and West Papua, according to The Reptile Database. Juvenile copperheads have bright yellow tail tips, whereas juvenile brown snakes have yellowish neck rings. Copperheads have distinctive hourglass-shaped bands on their backs unlike the more subtle black spots of a brown snake. Brown snakes and copperheads have quite different coloration and patterns, however, according to the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. ![]() These harmless brown snakes are often mistaken for copperheads and killed when they are spotted in suburban areas. "Juveniles have a yellowish collar around their necks and are usually darker in coloration than adults with a faintly spotted back pattern." North American brown snakes are petite, ranging between 10 and 21 inches in length, said Viernum. ![]()
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