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title: "Curl Snake"
description: "Suta suta — Reptiles. The curl snake (Suta suta) is a species of venomous, heavily built snake in the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/curl-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Curl Snake

> Suta suta — Reptiles. The curl snake (Suta suta)  is a species of venomous, heavily built snake in the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Suta suta*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 694
- Wikidata: [Q3016414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3016414)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35103](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35103)

## Names

- en: Curl Snake

## Countries with the most observations

AU (671)

## Summary

The curl snake (Suta suta)  is a species of venomous, heavily built snake in the family Elapidae. The species, which is native to Australia, is also known more commonly in Western Australia as the myall snake. The curl snake is often confused with a similar species named the Ord curl snake (Suta ordensis).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curl_snake

## Photo

![Curl Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/curl-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194098691

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/curl-snake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).