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• Tasmania has three species of snakes, the Tiger

snake, Copperhead and White-lipped snake (formally

known as whip snake), which are widely distributed

throughout the State

• All three species are venomous

• Snakes cannot regulate their body heat, they need to

warm up in the sun, and become sluggish in cold

weather

• Snakes breed and birth in March/April and then go

into hibernation for the winter, emerging in spring

when temperatures warm up. Snakes will hibernate

anywhere that is warm and dry and do not eat until

they emerge from their torpor

• Tasmanian snakes give birth to live young and do not

lay eggs

• Snakes generally give birth every second year

• Copperheads give birth to 6 – 12 young; Tiger snakes

between 20 – 30 and White-lipped snake

approximately 2 – 6 young. Only a small percentage

of the young survive to adulthood

• Baby snakes are as venomous as adult snakes (just

produce less)

• Snakes usually hide from the hot sun between 10am

and 2pm, but will move around on cloudy days

• Some snakes can live up to 30 years

• Snakes will eat each other, frogs, tadpoles, lizards,

small birds and marsupials, mice, rats and rabbits

• Most snakes are good climbers and have been found

in roofs and up trees

• Tiger snakes and Copperheads are amongst the top

10 most venomous snakes in the world. Their venom

is designed to quickly kill their prey in order to

minimise the potential for injury to the snake

• Both Copperhead and Tiger snakes have wide colour

variations ranging from black to yellow, red and

brown

• Snakes are immune to their own venom

• According to the records no Copperheads have been

responsible for any snake bite deaths in Tasmania