The Spotted Black Snake - Australia's Most Venomous Black Snake

[@Lulusnotreadyforthis]

How have I not heard of these snakes before??? I'm constantly amazed by Australian wildlife, you're so lucky to have such a beautiful variety of animals.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

I’m certainly very fortunate 😊🐍

[@DodderingOldMan]

I was honestly surprised that I've never heard of them either... and I live pretty close to its natural range...

[@bulldogbrett747]

Yes .. Except when they kill our pets .. we just lost our beautiful little dog of 14 years who was bitten in his own back yard and died a terrible death

[@jimgreene3914]

Always love your videos buddy. All the best and keep em coming.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Thanks mate! I’ll do my best to keep the content coming out

[@kangaroo7525]

What a unit! And you're right mate. Never heard of this snake. Thank you again for all the education you provide.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Thanks for watching mate!

[@TheWildlifeBrothers]

Spotted Black Snakes certainly don’t get the attention that they deserve, but I think they’re amazing. I learned a ton as always, great work Nick! - Harrison and Evan

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Cheers guys! They are certainly interesting snakes

[@chloenelson3951]

I love our Australian wildlife and am always trying to learn more about them, and yet I didn't know this guy existed! Thanks for the video!

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Most aussies havnt!

[@carolynnunes3922]

I live learning from you, Nick! KOKO Keep On Keeping On! See you in your next video!👋🏾🥰👍🏾😇🙏

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Thanks Carolyn! I really enjoy hearing back from you and our “regulars” we are hoping to make a trip to QLD soon and will have lots of interesting videos coming out

[@coreymac2381]

That is a beautiful snake. Thanks for sharing.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@katelillo1932]

I’ve never heard of these! What a spectacular critter 😍

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Most Australians havnt!

[@hoptoit5910]

Same here! I guess because I live on the coast of SE QLD…..but still, I’ve heard of all the other Oz snakes that aren’t in my locality. Really nice looking snake too actually.

[@lukebrady3728]

Really good informative presentation my friend. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Greetings from Melbourne, Australia.

[@alexjones9715]

Some of the best snake content on KZbin! Thanks Nick!

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Thanks mate!

[@stevenausten9935]

Best KZbin channel on Australian wildlife 👍👍

[@mathewstubbs2117]

Wow alot of places say they are not as venomous as a red belly. I'm glad you did this video. Beautiful snake

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

The red belly doesn’t even come close to this fella

[@mathewstubbs2117]

@@WannonCreekWildlife yeah, that's pretty cool. I love how you handle venomous snakes, they are pretty content. Always watching your videos too. Come on people, this channel needs more subscribers 😁 👍

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

@@mathewstubbs2117 thanks so much mate

[@trentyonge8715]

One of my favourite Australian snake thank you for the video and of course my favourite Australian snake is a red bellied black snake of course

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Everyone loves red bellies

[@trentyonge8715]

Most definitely :) there the reason why I’m learning and pacing myself to get my venomous permit :) i won’t be getting one till I feel confident and comfortable tho so I don’t mind if I have to wait for a few years rather have the experience and knowledge then get one with little to no knowledge and get bit

[@M17CH68]

Very interesting and informative. Love your videos mate. 👍

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Thanks mate!

[@ianparkinson7039]

Amazing head shape got a very fierce look to them Nick cheers mate great video

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

I especially like how they hood up

[@mobyking7628]

ever since i started liking reptiles these guys have always been the coolest to me

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

They are very cool snakes

[@djsonfire0001]

Australia snakes are awesome ..so big. It's crazy how adaptable they are

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

They are very interesting snakes for sure

[@IBelieve..............]

Just asking but the Papuan black snake, is it the Black Taipoona or Black Taipan long lost cousin of our Coastal Taipan?😊

[@dws84]

Stumbled on your channel last week with one of your inland taipan ‘slug’ videos, so I subscribed. Great content mate! Seems like all the black snake variants are pretty chill/laid back; or is it more an individual snake personality and you just choose the more chilled individuals because it makes video production easier ?

[@MrDCrosswell]

I've actually seen a blue-bellied Balack snake, but the belly was a bright cobalt blue: quite spectacular! And also a yellow-bellied Black snake, and that had a lemon yellow belly, but with some real tone/substance to the colour. What you describe as a `spotted black snake' sounds very much like the Collette snake found out in the dry pebble country.

[@kengoold7157]

hey mate, just found your channel, love it, and subscribed, as an off road adventure rider I'm terrified of coming across these things. not sure if you're helping me or scaring me but enjoying your presentations heaps. gold coast

[@juk666]

Brilliant video mate. Coming from the uk, I’ve heard of the common big name snakes but definitely didn’t know about this guy. Been in aus 9 years never knew it existed. Well done!

[@psychedashell]

I find it interesting that his tongue isn’t doing much, most snakes I’ve seen have the tongue going about as often as a person breathes, is he super comfortable or bored?

[@jamespritchett279]

Great on you mate for the information

[@JaseC80]

Years ago I lived in a NSW town, Coonabarabran, in the time I lived there I came across the Blue belly Black snake several times. It’s a snake hardly anyone knows about, and if I mentioned it, people look at me like I had lost the plot.

[@christophercain228]

Really? I grew up in Coonamble and we knew what they were

[@KanyeKetchup]

Black bellied blue snake ?

[@Jedda73]

I got extremely lucky with an encounter with one of these guys about the same size as the specimen shown around 2004. I was a good hour into a bush walk at Glenbawn dam one afternoon, when I accidentally step across one laying in a crack in the rock I was walking across. I was not expecting to see a snake there at all because the area was completely exposed. The snake instantly reared up as we spotted each other, and as I instinctively jumped back, I fell over and it struck the sole of my boot. I had never heard of a blue bellied black snake before, but I got a very close look at that guy and recognised it as looking like a red belly, only with a blue belly instead. Later while searching the internet to identify it, discovered one of the few people who had been seriously bitten by one was a farmer living in the local area. Was amazed to discover Id seen such a rare snake in the wild, while horrified at the same time of the ramifications if it managed to get its venom into me. Ive since discovered that snakes like to lay along cracks and concrete edges, and Im more careful now. Ive almost stepped across a couple of brown snakes in that situation since including the step at my back door!

[@KMAN8599]

Is his nose normally like that....or is he captive bred and caused by repetitive pushing on his nose?

[@dragon55555555551]

Do these go near wetlands? I'm sure this is the snake I saw in Brisbane.

[@sups57]

Never heard of them before thank you for sharing

[@nuthn2do]

Up around Inverell/Copeton noerthern nsw these are easy to distinguish from red bellies at a distance, they have the spots and are no where near as glossy

[@reecejames7763]

Hey Nick i thought tiger snakes were black snake family cant find much info on the differences on the web. Thanks mate

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Tiger snakes are actually their own family Notechis compared to black snakes who are Pseudechis but they do share abit in common and several black snake species are treated with tiger snake antivenom

[@reecejames7763]

@@WannonCreekWildlife thanks champion

[@fencingfacelift700]

Styx River NSW, lots of them very blue underbelly, fascinating snake

[@ix-Xafra]

Pretty sure that was the type of black snake I encountered in Kingsthorpe west of Toowoomba on a hilltop. Magnificent creature it was and jet black about 5 ' long in old money. Thanks for identifying that one because at the time I wondered why a redbelly would be so far from a creek or dam..

[@llchapman1234]

A very well behaved snake 🐍

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Most of the time he is

[@mariovr8416]

There are some at Gold Creek in Brisbane.

[@jimcrawford5039]

He’s a beauty! Heard of them but have never seen one.

[@Rosesarered557]

I live in North West of NSW and the blue bellied black snakes are very common around where I live ,as well as the eastern brown and red bellied blacks.

[@gazsomeone7300]

When leaving out near Dubbo we had one of these in our backyard and the belly was a brilliant iridescent blue. It was the most stunning snake I have seen although with my dogs barking at it, well it did get a bit upset so we did get to see the curl for a strike, although we did get the dogs away in time. Gorgeous snake.

[@KanyeKetchup]

Du ma !

[@suad01]

Is there a yellow belly blacksnake?

[@fantomghost6213]

Never even heard of this snake so thanks for keeping me informed

[@johndelaney2957]

Interesting Nick that its more venomous than a king brown, he's a beauty. Buster better be careful.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Thanks John

[@michaelshort2388]

That has quite a hood! :)

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Yeah you can see how early folks mistook the mulga (who also hoods up) as being a cobra

[@benbullock2281]

Mate I’ve been watching your videos, been an avid hiker/camper in NSW, been to the Amazon jungle in Peru and went out at night searching for anacondas, I’ve been to a snake farm in Thailand and held a king cobra by the tail while it reared up, got bitten by a jumping snake, got a reticulated python wrapped around me and felt he indescribable strength of it while it constricted me, it took four Thai guys to unravel it and still I’m terrified of snakes.

[@jakeedwards4454]

Awesome and scary! I held a constrictor boa in Thailand and she just wrapped her tail around my leg, oh my they are a lot stronger than you want to believe! I also ran into an inland taipan last week on a bush walk… the state down was intense but eventually it made it way.

[@elizabethscott7660]

Came across one years ago while pig hunting but couldn't identify it. Nobody with me knew either. Even living out there with them we didn't know about them. It's a beautiful snake and I'm quite proud I can now say I've met one. And survived unharmed😁 It even tops coming face to face with a huge King Brown curled up on top of the hay bale stack.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

I actually quite like king browns to handle, they huff and puff but quite uninclined to bite

[@cameronwarman6136]

I’ve heard they’re rear fangs. Is that true?

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

No, these are elapids so front fanged snakes like pretty well all Australias venomous snakes

[@robertdepaulis5188]

Glad your educating people of these beautiful animals , with education hopefully these snakes can live a peaceful life without being hunted .

[@AngusMurray]

Fascinating

[@sciencetroll6304]

Saw a mystery snake once, similar but I don't think it was one of these. Perfect sky-blue camouflage underneath. Also bigger. Atherton Tablelands, inland from Cairns. By far the most aggressive I've ever seen. like " ooh I've never killed one of those, now's the chance " . Any ideas ?

[@remuel1]

One of my most favorite venomous snake species, Australia has such a unique venomous species that i really love to see in person, Papuan Black snake is also my favorite, the most toxic of all the pseudechis species, But in terms of temperament, Papuan black snake seems to be much more skittish and flighty than Spotted black snake (seems timid and calmer)

[@rymond06]

is it more venomous than mulga or inland taipen?

[@KanyeKetchup]

Nup

[@apistosig4173]

I knew very little of the thIngs you taught in this video - only seen one once, long ago. I cut the head off a Red Belly a few days ago - it had been squished upon the road, innards everywhere but still alive. I hate to see anything suffer so I dragged it to the roadside and despatched it. It was an otherwise amazingly gorgeous specimen.

[@jimne68]

I saw one at Southern Cross Uni in Lismore. Its belly was clearly blue.

[@patriciaannscanlon8355]

Had one run over my foot at the black of the wetlands at shortland /sandgate NSW blue Belly black

[@markrumfola9833]

Hes a big boy Sir.

[@markrumfola9833]

That would cost 80000 when its all done. Nice chat Mate

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

His certainly got some size

[@pdloder]

One of these fellas chased me from about 6 meters away several times. Very agro - never met a black snake like it.

[@thesolaraquarium]

I have encountered probably 30 blue bellied black snakes in my life. They normally take off and can’t get away fast enough, thank God. But there was this one guy I met far from the house. This guy was huge, one of the biggest I have seen. He looked upset and actually moved towards me (never seen that in a black snake before). I got back in the car and drove away. Was not worth it. Have never forgoten that dude. I think snakes are like people. Sometimes they can be in a bad mood. I doubt he would have done anything but I was not going to stick around.

[@pdloder]

@thesolaraquarium there was another one came at me very recently too - but I give that one a pass because I nearly trod on it and it was fleeing from having just been trodden on by a cow (going by the fresh wound on it - and a paddock full of cattle).

[@KanyeKetchup]

Du ma !

[@AlexRixon]

I have vague memories of seeing one of these as a kid. He seemed impossibly black and thick across the body.

[@markrumfola9833]

Hey its the smat guy with the HAT

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Not all that smart, just lucky to have learnt from some good people

[@markrumfola9833]

@@WannonCreekWildlife How long to earn that hat ?

[@kaloarepo288]

That specimen seems to be alarmed as it's spreading a hood like a cobra!

[@ChrisStumer]

Would they go into a chook at all?

[@KanyeKetchup]

Every few months

[@numismatric]

Tops Mate... ;)

[@Mrhondak-24]

My dad has these blue bellied black snakes on his property,along with death adders,king browns,eastern browns,red bellied blacks. Sth western downs region of Queensland.

[@andyk8322]

That’s cool I never knew

[@chriswright4252]

Wow! What an animal. It’s strange i haven’t heard of this bad boy before, especially if it’s venom is more toxic/venomous than the Mulga snake!

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

The mulga is so well known partially because of its size but also it has a massive distribution so cane into contact with many people

[@chriswright4252]

@@WannonCreekWildlife this may seem a stupid question.......but why is a snake like this not mentioned in any of the ‘Top Ten’ most venomous snake list(s)? Thanks mate 👍

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

@@chriswright4252 that’s a great question mate Reality is the black snake family as a whole have significantly less potent venom then things like brown snakes and taipans Now when you consider there’s three species of tiapan, several species of brown, and then you add in tigers and death adders the top ten fills up pretty fast!

[@phoolsgoald1952]

That makes him cathemeral.

[@Euro.Patriot]

I think this is the species I found today. It was a baby and wasn't aggressive. Minute in an I find out it's not in NSW. I live on the coast.

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

Scary!

[@lindsaybuswell7746]

Hi

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Gday :)

[@lanceedwards5379]

I remember them, we called them yellow belly.

[@stallion956]

I did a report on one of these as a kid and my teacher failed me because she believed that it wasn't real and i just made it up haha should send her this video.

[@kellysimon91]

Oh my goodness! I would just have to assume that ALL snakes are venomous in Australia. Blue belly/Spotted black snake may have a grey underbelly and no spots at all?!?! No triangular heads to look for…. I think I would be terrified to live in Australia. I do want to visit it someday but on well guided (safe) tour guides.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

The odds are you’ll never see one on a trip to Australia, and as long as you don’t go near them you would be fine I’d be far more worried about the wildlife in the US and places like that

[@Spacey7]

Has he got a nose rub Nick?

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

He does have abit of a nose rub, this particular snake was donated to me recently by a wildlife demonstrator whose retiring and I believe he rubbed it while in his transport box as it was a two day trip to me

[@Spacey7]

@@WannonCreekWildlife thank you for the reply Nick. Poor fella, must have been really stressed. Glad he's in good hands again 🐍😊🐍

[@simonpaterson9648]

Never knew it existed. I would think it's a Tiger.

[@KanyeKetchup]

Du ma !

[@TheAussieRepairGuy]

Pretty sure I nearly ran over one of these in my 8x8 the other day, the fleeting glance at the time I thought it was a red belly - but after looking at video, I think it was one of these guys, the scales were much more prominent than a red-belly. kzbin.infoTyAPZEP5pJA?feature=share

[@KanyeKetchup]

Probably should learn how to drive

[@TheAussieRepairGuy]

@KanyeKetchup in an 8x8 skid steer, snakes have the ability to move faster than I can react. Should probably learn how to be polite.

[@clutchsotsc4145]

The Mulga Snake (aka King Brown) is more venomous and more aggressive than the Blue Bellied Black Snake. Yes the Mulga Snake is a Black Snake. I have erased the beginning of the comment as I was going on per bite not per drop. Sorry.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Yes the mulgas is a black snake, but it’s venom is less potent then the spotted black, Papuan black and even the collets black, it does however have a huge volume of venom

[@clutchsotsc4145]

You are correct in saying Drop for Drop the Blue Bellied is more venomous, but bite for bite the Mulga Snake is more venomous. Sorry how I took your title. Most venomous snake list go on the potency plus amount. Meaning you are more likely to die from a Mulga Snake bite than a Blue Belly. Not something I am willing to try though.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

@@clutchsotsc4145 most people are around consider “most venomous” as being based on toxicity alone, (hence the inland taipan generally being considered the worlds most venomous snake, despite not having an exception yield) But I do agree that’s the issue with terms that could be taken several ways, much like the words “most dangerous/deadly ect)

[@clutchsotsc4145]

Actually that is incorrect mate. The 3 lists of snakes is Venomous (venom toxicity plus amount) Dangerous (aggression plus venom) Poisonous (venom toxicity) The Inland Taipan Rules 2 out of 3 because in 1 bite it can kill over 100 men, (bite not potency) Venomous is potency plus amount. I only took off the beginning of my comment as they can not say an average amount in the Blue Bellied Snakes bite.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

@@clutchsotsc4145 those lists simply don’t exist For a start the scientific community don’t use the word poisonous to describe venomous snakes, instead using that word to describe toxins that are ingested

[@ROCONN508]

Wow you pulled that video quick. Good, not right to make money off of sick animals. Hell I didn’t even have time to report it.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

Hey mate, thanks for bringing it up, Obviously the video was a very old one, and I barely remembered it was there The snake wasn’t mine, just offered to us to use in a video, its since of course had antibiotics, but totally agree it’s not something worth having up Also worth pointing out though, I make little to nothing from videos, and at the time the video was out out we weren’t making a scent

[@Kurtis11266]

do u mean it is the most venomous of snakes called black snakes or the family? i thought king brown was more venomus but obviously you know WAY more than me i must just be uninformed

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

It’s a common misconception that the king brown is the most venomous black snake, in reality it makes sence that as a reptile specialist, it’s venom is less potent (remembering that testing is usually done on mice) than species that have more generalist diets

[@Kurtis11266]

@@WannonCreekWildlife i think it might arise from people thinking "brown snake" (king brown) and assuming all brown snakes are extremely venomous. I absolutely love your videos by the way, I've been binge watching them since i discovered your channel about a week ago. I'm honestly trying to learn as much as possible about Austrailan wildlife.

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

@@Kurtis11266 thanks mate! I totally agree the “brown snake” part of their name doesn’t help, I also think because they are large, and found over so much of the country more people came in contact with them so the reputation grows more than some other less encountered species

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

@@Kurtis11266 thanks mate! I totally agree the “brown snake” part of their name doesn’t help, I also think because they are large, and found over so much of the country more people came in contact with them so the reputation grows more than some other less encountered species

[@Gadae600]

Except the blue bellied black snake is not the most venomous black snake, that would be the king brown

[@WannonCreekWildlife]

The king brown is significantly less potent then the blue belly, it just has a lot of venom

[@jc7654]

that's the type of snake that nearly killed my house dog . 2 dossers of anti venom and $4000 and 4 day's later my dog survived but only just. it's one bad snake and the one that bit my dog is lucky it disappeared before i could make it disappear. it's not to mess with , more cranky then any brown snake.

[@KanyeKetchup]

Train ya dogs better

[@davehenderson3739]

Be nice to snake? If i saw one i would kill it.

[@stuartfoster9693]

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[@deepsouthNZ]

So glad we dont have em

[@KanyeKetchup]

Du ma !

[@Sbdjdjdjd8833]

Legend brother