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Definition of broad-headed snake
broad-headed snake
Plural:broad-headed snakes
• noun
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Australian A highly venomous, endangered elapid snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) native to the sandstone rock outcrops and eucalypt forests of the Sydney Basin in New South Wales, Australia, characterized by its distinctively wide, flat head and a black body patterned with yellow scales.
Example
"Conservationists are working to protect the remaining sandstone habitats of the broad-headed snake in the national parks surrounding Sydney."
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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Broad-headed snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/broad-headed%20snake