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title: "Highlands Copperhead"
description: "Austrelaps ramsayi — Rettili. The highland copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi), also known as Ramsay's copperhead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/highlands-copperhead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Highlands Copperhead

> Austrelaps ramsayi — Rettili. The highland copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi), also known as Ramsay's copperhead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Austrelaps ramsayi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1407
- Wikidata: [Q2872240](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2872240)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94945](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94945)

## Names

- en: Highlands Copperhead
- de: Nordaustralischer Kupferkopf
- nl: Hooglandse koperkop

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1329)

## Summary

The highland copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi), also known as Ramsay's copperhead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae endemic to Australia.

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

## Photo

![Highlands Copperhead](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/highlands-copperhead/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338978008

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/highlands-copperhead?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).