Meanwhile, the snake specimen that the man had kept in the jar was sent to the Queensland Museum's herpetology department, where experts identified it as the mulga snake (Pseudechis australis).

Coastal taipan: Oxyuranus scutellatus Mulga snake: Pseudechis australis Lowlands copperhead: Austrelaps superbus Small-eyed snake: Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens Common death adder: Acanthophis ...