---
title: "Eastern Bandy Bandy"
description: "Vermicella annulata — Reptielen. The bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata), also commonly known as the hoop snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-bandy-bandy
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Bandy Bandy

> Vermicella annulata — Reptielen. The bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata), also commonly known as the hoop snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Vermicella annulata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 963
- Wikidata: [Q307073](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307073)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35073](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35073)

## Names

- en: Eastern Bandy Bandy
- de: Bandy-Bandy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (913)

## Summary

The bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata), also commonly known as the hoop snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The word bandy-bandy (bandi-bandi) traces back to the indigenous dialect of Kattang, from the Taree region, New South Wales. There are 5 known species of bandy-bandy, all of which are endemic to Australia.

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

## Photo

![Eastern Bandy Bandy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-bandy-bandy/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bethlea Bell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244457003

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-bandy-bandy?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).