Meet the two types of brown snake. One is nonvenomous, but a bite from the other could be fatal. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

An unfortunate but deadly snake has been discovered trapped inside a drinks can. Mark Pelley, a snake catcher based in Melbourne, was called out to free the animal and identified it as an eastern ...

A family in Australia received an unwelcome home visitor last week: an eastern brown snake, one of the most dangerous serpents in the world. The highly venomous snake was found curled up in the ...

A New South Wales woman was rushed to hospital on Saturday after an eastern brown snake curled around her leg, and became trapped in her shoe. The woman is recovering from the incident. An experienced ...

Things can get complicated when we refer to “brown snakes.” Brown snakes can mean snakes that are colored brown. However, brown snakes can also refer to the common name for non-venomous American brown ...

Dudhwa biologists discovered the rare long-snouted vine snake (Ahaetulla longirostris) in Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, marking a significant herpetological find.

Rick Shine receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Many Australians who work outdoors – especially farmers and graziers – attempt to kill every snake they encounter, especially those ...