The Liasis olivacues is a non-poisonous snake that lives in Australia. It has chocolate brown to olive green skin which has a very smooth appearance. It is over four meters long and is the second largest snake in Australia. It lives around sources of water for example in rocky areas, gorges, and especially rocky areas close to waters. The snake lives in hollow trees, under rocks, and also in burrows underneath rocks.

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The snake is a very strong swimmer and can attack its prey from under water. It's diet consists of birds, mammals, and other reptiles. To attack there food they either attack under water or wait beside animal trails to strike their pray. When the snake reproduces it goes on during May to June. If Successful this is followed by a gestation stage or period which takes up to eighty to ninety days. After the gestation stage is over the female lays up to forty eggs in late spring. After about fifty days the eggs hatch.

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Author: Taylor F.

PUblish: 03/2011

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