Comments on: Baby snakes

By: Stewart Macdonald

Stewart Macdonald — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:18:40 +0000

Hi Greg,

I guess it’s possible the hatchlings have stayed around if they have enough food and shelter in the area. It could also be that an unusually high number of snakes have hatched in the area recently.

By: Greg Mc Kay

Greg Mc Kay — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:28:39 +0000

We live in Northern Vic near Murchison. We have 2 cats which we let out during daylight. Over the last 2 – 3 weeks they have been bringing baby Eastern Browns into the house. I read where hatchlings will disperse once they hatch. So far they have caught 4 is it possible that the hatchlings are still grouped together somewhere. The cats don’t usually stray far from the house.

By: Stewart Macdonald

Stewart Macdonald — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:57:43 +0000

Hi Paul,

There could be more snakes around, but it’s impossible to say for sure. Snakes disperse when they hatch, so you might have found a snake that was moving away from its place of hatching. Eastern brown snakes can have around 16 eggs per clutch. Hatchlings are very secretive, so any remaining hatchlings are likely to be well hidden. I imagine that a garden shed with lots of shelter on the ground (crates, boxes, etc) would be an ideal hiding spot.

Hope this helps,

Stewart

By: Paul Mulder

Paul Mulder — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:22:25 +0000

We have found a hatchling eastern brown snake, can we expect to find more (quantity) and where would they likely be.

We live in far north west Victoria (Mildura)

Regards, Paul.