Rosen's Snake
Suta fasciata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusSuta
- SpeciesSuta fasciata (Rosen's Snake)
About the Rosen's Snake
Suta minimus, also known as Rosen's snake, is a species of venomous snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet fasciata (“banded”) refers to the body markings. The species grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.
The snake is viviparous, with a litter size of four. The species occurs in much of arid inland Western Australia. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cape Range
Pilbara Death Adder
Acanthophis wellsi
Mulga Snake
Pseudechis australis
Orange-naped Snake
Furina ornata
Black-necked Whipsnake
Demansia calodera
Olive Sea Snake
Aipysurus laevis
Western Brown Snake
Pseudonaja mengdeni
Desert Banded Snake
Simoselaps bertholdi
Spotted Sea Snake
Hydrophis ocellatus
North-western Shovel-nosed Snake
Brachyurophis approximans
Reticulated Whipsnake
Demansia reticulata
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |