Highlands Copperhead
Austrelaps ramsayi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusAustrelaps (Australian Copperheads)
- SpeciesAustrelaps ramsayi (Highlands Copperhead)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Eastern Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus
Mustard-bellied Snake
Drysdalia rhodogaster
Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis
Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens
Common Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus
Broad-headed Snake
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Yellow-faced Whipsnake
Demansia psammophis
Golden Crowned Snake
Cacophis squamulosus
Bandy Bandy
Vermicella annulata
Red-naped Snake
Furina diadema
White-lipped Snake
Drysdalia coronoides
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Highlands Copperhead in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Highlands Copperhead sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 148 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Highlands Copperhead in Blue Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Highlands Copperhead in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.