The Broad-headed snake is one of the most endangered species of snake in Australia, depending on flat slabs of rock for its
winter shelter. This makes it extremely vulnerable to unscrupulous collectors and habitat disturbance, as the collection of
"bushrock" completely removes the shelter sites for this species. Broad headed snakes are dangerously venomous, but there are
no fatalities recorded against this species.

This specimen was found in a woodland during a fauna survey of the Blue Mountains, probably moving from a rock outcrop to a suitable tree.