The bandy-bandy is a smooth-scaled, glossy snake with a distinctive pattern of sharply contrasting black and white rings that continue right around the body. Bandy-bandys are strikingly distinguishable from … 展开

Elapids carry neurotoxins in their venom that can be notoriously deadly to humans. Different species of elapids carry varying molecular compositions of neurotoxins, adapted to suit their diet. However, neurotoxins in Australian elapid snakes are subject to 展开

The bandy-bandy is oviparous i.e. produces offspring within eggs that are hatched after birth. Females seasonally produce offspring, laying … 展开

A nocturnal, burrowing snake, V. annulata is found beneath the soil surface, under stumps, rocks, and logs. It emerges at night to forage, especially after rain or during warmer and humid weather.
Defence
The bandy-bandy has … 展开

The family Elapidae is distinguished from other snake families by their proteroglyphous dentition. They have at least one pair of fangs that are hollow and fixed i.e. immobile at the front of the mouth, specifically located on the rostral area of the 展开

Bandy-bandys occupy a large variety of habitats from desert regions to wet rainforest. Their distribution especially V.annulata spans across … 展开

The bandy-bandy is ophiophagous i.e. eats snakes. Despite covering a large distribution across Australia, their diets consist mostly, if not solely of blind snakes from the family 展开