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Australia is once again upholding its notable reptile reputation as researchers discover a new venomous species of snake, the Desert Whip Snake.
The discovery follows Adelaide geneticist James Nankivell and researcher Mark Hutchinson joining forces with Perth biodiversity environmentalists Brad Maryan and Brian Bush, to work together in examining hundreds of individual whip snakes.
Appearing bluish-grey in colour, the formal name for the Desert Whip Snake is Demansia Cyanochasma, modified from the Greek words kyanos meaning blue and khasma meaning space or expanse.
The new whip snake grows to a maximum length of 89cm, with the females reproducing annually between mid to late spring and early summer.
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