Description
Notechis Ater Niger Snake Venom | Peninsula Tiger Snake Venom:
Notechis Ater Niger Snake Venom | Peninsula Tiger Snake Venom is extracted from a snake called Notechis Ater Niger.
More details about Notechis Ater Niger Snake Venom | Peninsula Tiger Snake Venom:
| Purity | > 99 % |
| Form | Lyophilized Powder |
| Packaging | In vacuum sealed glass vials, in secured parcel. |
Taxonomic Classification:
| Name | Notechis Ater Niger |
| Common Name(s) | Peninsula Tiger |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Family | Elapidae |
| Genus | Notechis |
| Species | N. ater |
About Notechis Ater Niger Snake:
Tiger snakes are a large and highly venomous snake of southern Australia, including its coastal islands and Tasmania.
These snakes are often observed and locally well known by their banding, black and yellow like a tiger, although the species can be highly variable in coloration and patterning.
All populations are classified within the genus Notechis (Elapidae). Their diverse characteristics have been classified either as distinct species or by subspecies and regional variation.
While tiger snakes are usually ground-dwelling, they are able to swim as well as climb into trees and buildings.
Taxonomy:
The genus Notechis is allied to the elapid family, venomous snakes with fixed front fangs.
The classification of this genus is given as a single and highly variable species, Notechis scutatus, or a second species Notechis ater, and by an arrangement of subspecies or regional morphs.
A 2016 genetic analysis showed that the closest relative of the tiger snakes is the rough-scaled snake (Tropidechis carinatus).
The two extensively recognized species of this genus are Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) and Notechis ater (Krefft, 1866), which show further variety in their characteristics.
Description:
Notechis is a genus of large venomous snakes in the family Elapidae restricted to subtropical and temperate regions of Australia.
Tiger snakes are a large group of distinct populations, which may be isolated or overlapping, with extreme variance in size and colour. Individuals also show seasonal variation in colour.
The total length is typically about 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) The patterning is darker bands, strongly contrasting or indistinct, which are pale to very dark in colour.
Colouration is olive, yellow, orange-brown, or jet-black, and the underside of the snake is light yellow or orange. Tiger snakes use venom to kill prey, and may also bite an aggressor; they are potentially fatal to humans.
Tolerant of low temperatures, the snake may be active on warmer nights.
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