The western brown snake (Pseudonaja nuchalis), also known as gwardar, is another highly venomous species native to Australia.

That orange tail belonged to a highly venomous western brown snake, coiled around the water source. "That obviously gave me a little bit of a fright," Ms O'Conner said. "Then it started kind of ...

Seen from above, the new species has a blackish-brown body with several “pale bands,” researchers said and photos show. Seen from below, the snakes have a lighter creamy-yellow belly. Western ...