Eastern Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusNotechis (Tiger Snakes)
- SpeciesNotechis scutatus (Eastern Tiger Snake)
The tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) is a large and highly venomous snake of southern Australia, including its coastal islands and Tasmania. These snakes are often observed and locally well known by their banding, black and yellow like a tiger, although the species can be highly variable in colouration and patterning. All populations are classified within the genus Notechis (Elapidae). Their diverse characteristics have been classified either as distinct species or by subspecies and regional variation. While tiger snakes are usually ground-dwelling, they are able to swim as well as climb into trees and buildings. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Dwarf Crowned Snake
Cacophis krefftii
Golden Crowned Snake
Cacophis squamulosus
Rough-scaled Snake
Tropidechis carinatus
Black-bellied Swamp Snake
Hemiaspis signata
Yellow-faced Whipsnake
Demansia psammophis
Bandy Bandy
Vermicella annulata
Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis
Stephen's Banded Snake
Hoplocephalus stephensii
White-crowned Snake
Cacophis harriettae
Common Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Tiger Snake at Springbrook National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |