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''Suta suta'' (pronounced Sue-tah sue-tah) is a venomous heavily built snake native to Australia, commonly referred to as the curl snake and also known more commonly in Western Australia as the myall snake.〔(Australian Reptile Online Database )〕 The curl snake is often confused with a similar species named the Ord curl snake (''Suta ordensis''). ==Description== The average length of the curl snake is 40 cm although they have been known to reach lengths of 60 cm or more.〔Shine, R. (1995). Australia Snakes: A Natural History. Cornell University Press〕 It has a wide head and is dark brown or reddish brown in colour, with a distinctively darker head and paler under flanks.〔G.Swan, S. a. (2003). Reptiles of Australia. Princeton University Press〕 The light coloured iris and small pupil is a distinctive feature of this species. The ''Suta suta'' also has a temporal dark edged stripe (typically orange in colour) that extends around from each eye to the snout.〔Cogger, H. (2000). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed New Holland〕 Sometimes the edges of the vertebral scales can be darker resulting in a reticulated pattern which is where the name Suta is derived. Scale count information for identification:〔 :Dorsal at mid-body – 19 to 21, normally in 19 rows and rarely in 21. :Ventrals – 150 to 170 with a single cloacae scale. :Subcaudals – 20 to 35 single scales. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suta suta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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