Mulga Snake
Pseudechis australis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusPseudechis (Australian Black Snakes)
- SpeciesPseudechis australis (Mulga Snake)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Weigel's Black Snake
Pseudechis weigeli
Papuan Whipsnake
Demansia papuensis
Rough-scaled Death Adder
Acanthophis rugosus
Northern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja nuchalis
Orange-naped Snake
Furina ornata
Plains Death Adder
Acanthophis hawkei
Black Whip Snake
Demansia vestigiata
Little Spotted Snake
Suta punctata
Northern Shovel-nosed Snake
Brachyurophis roperi
Coastal Taipan
Oxyuranus scutellatus
Intermediate Bandy Bandy
Vermicella intermedia
Northern Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis pallidiceps
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mulga Snake in Kakadu National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Mulga Snake sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mulga Snake in Kakadu National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Mulga Snake in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.