High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis), often referred to as the Brown Snake, is an elapid snake native to Australia. It is one of the world's deadliest snakes. This, combined with a native habitat which includes the well-populated east coast of Australia, has resulted in fatalities. A subspecies (Pseudonaja textilis pughi) in parts of New Guinea which differs from the nominate subspecies. Adult Eastern Brown Snakes are highly variable in color. Whilst usually a uniform shade of brown, they can have various patterns including speckles and bands, and range from a very pale fawn colour through to black, including orange, silver, yellow and grey. Juveniles have a black head, with a lighter band behind, a black nape, and numerous red-brown spots on the belly. Occasionally they have dark cross-bands. They have 17 rows of mid-body scales, a divided anal scale and 45–75 divided subcaudal scales. Most specimens reach around 1.5 metres in length, with very rare animals exceeding two metres. Large Eastern Brown Snakes should not be confused with "King Brown" snakes (Pseudechis australis), whose habitat they share, in many areas.

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