What is Tiger snake?
''Not to be confused with the [[Tiger keelback|tiger keelback snake]]'' [[File:Tigersnake.JPG|thumb|Tiger snake coiled up in the grass]] [[File:Tiger snake 2.jpg|thumb|Tiger snake ]] [[File:Eastern Tiger Snake.jpg|thumb|Tiger snake slithering]] The '''tiger snake''' (''Notechis scutatus'') is a [[Venomous snake|venomous]] species of snake inhabiting [[Australia]] and its coastal islands, [[Tasmania]] included. == Habitat == Tiger snakes generally situate themselves near a source of water, such as a creek or [[wetland]]. They live from [[Western Australia]] to [[South Australia]], and also in its coastal islands, such as [[Tasmania]]. == Diet == It eats mainly [[Frog|frogs]] and [[Tadpole|tadpoles]], but also small rodents, bats, [[Insect|insects]], lizards, [[fish]], birds, and they might also eat each other. == Venom and danger levels == Tiger snake venom has myotixons, coagulants, haemolysins, and neurotoxins, all of which are dangerous to people. [[Category:Elapidae]] [[Category:Snakes of Australia]]