We spoke to expert Chris Hay, the director of the Australian Reptile Academy, to find out the most distinguishing features of 10 of the most common snakes living among us.

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Australian Reptile Park manager ... on the move included coastal taipans, eastern browns, northern death adders, and even sea snakes. "Treat any snake you see as potentially venomous.

Australian National University (ANU) Associate Professor Gavin Smith is unconcerned. "The eastern brown is the snake that people really are afraid of and it has a very bad reputation," he said.