''Suta'' is a

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venomous snake ''Venomous snakes'' are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use for killing prey, for defense, and to assist with digestion of their prey. The venom is typically delivered by injection using hollow ...

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. The genus is

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to mainland

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Species

*'' Suta dwyeri'' – Dwyer's snake, variable black-naped snake, whip snake – New South Wales, Queensland *'' Suta fasciata'' – Rosen's snake –

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*'' Suta flagellum'' – little whip snake, whip hooded snake –

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*'' 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,

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, 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'' –

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snake, spectacled hooded snake – New South Wales,

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, 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.

Species

Toxicity

References

Further reading