What is Red-bellied black snake?
{{Taxobox | name = Red-bellied black snake | image = Red-Bellied-Black-Snake-BFP-2.jpg | image_caption = Red-bellied black snake at <br>[[Brisbane Forest Park]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | ordo = [[Squamata]] | subordo = [[Serpentes]] | familia = [[Elapidae]] | genus = ''[[Pseudechis]]'' | species = '''''P. porphyriacus''''' | binomial = ''Pseudechis porphyriacus'' | binomial_authority = [[George Shaw|Shaw]], 1794 | range_map = Red-Bellied Range.jpg | range_map_width = 250px | range_map_caption = Range of red-bellied black snake (in red) }} The '''red-bellied black snake''' is a dangerous snake species found in [[Australia]]. It is a red bellied snake, and black on top, hence the name. It lives mainly on the east coast of Australia, close to a source of water. They can grow up to 1.5 metres in length. This snake usually gives birth to about 20 live snakes at one time. The bite of a red-bellied black snake is very dangerous and requires immediate medical attention. The red-bellied black snake's diet is mostly [[frog]]s. They also eat [[reptile]]s and small [[mammal]]s. They also eat other snakes, even those of their own species. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Elapidae]] [[Category:Snakes of Australia]]