Spotted mulga snake (Pseudechis butleri) coiled on red sand. It is dangerously venomous and averages around a metre in length. It threatens by extendi

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Spotted mulga snake (Pseudechis butleri) coiled on red sand. It is dangerously venomous and averages around a metre in length. It threatens by extending a hood, somewhat like a cobra. Yalgoo, Mid West region, Western Australia, Australia

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