Suta (snake) explained

Suta is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is endemic to mainland Australia.^[1]

Species

• Suta dwyeri – Dwyer's snake, variable black-naped snake, whip snake – New South Wales, Queensland
• Suta fasciata – Rosen's snake – Western Australia
• Suta flagellum – little whip snake, whip hooded snake – New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
• Suta gaikhorstorum – Pilbara hooded snake – Western Australia
• Suta gouldii – black-headed snake, Gould's hooded snake – Western Australia
• Suta monachus – hooded snake, monk snake – New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
• Suta nigriceps – black-backed snake, copper snake, Mallee black-backed snake, Mitchell's short-tailed snake – New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
• Suta ordensis – Ord curl snake – Northern Territory (?), Western Australia
• Suta punctata – little spotted snake, spotted snake – Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
• Suta spectabilis – Port Lincoln snake, spectacled hooded snake – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
• Suta suta – curl snake (eastern states), myall snake (Western Australia) – New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Toxicity

Snakes belonging to the genus Suta are mildly to highly venomous, depending on the species.

Further reading

• Worrell E (1961). "Herpetological Name Changes". West Australian Naturalist 8: 18–27. (Suta, new genus).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Common Names of Australian Reptiles — Elapidae - venomous snakes . Australianherpetology.com . 1 August 2002 . 2016-01-01.