Australia is home to some of the most venomous ... Gwardar (Pseudonaja nuchalis): Also known as the western brown snake, this species’ venom contains neurotoxins, procoagulants, and nephrotoxins ...

We spoke to expert Chris Hay, the director of the Australian Reptile Academy, to find out the most distinguishing features of 10 of the most common snakes living among us.

Deadly snakes are on the move in Central Australia thanks to recent rain ... That orange tail belonged to a highly venomous western brown snake, coiled around the water source.

A Queensland contractor has revealed he felt like a 'dead-set d***head' after he was caught underprepared when a brown snake bit him – before hero paramedics airlifted him to hospital.