▁likely ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁those ▁it ▁feels ▁threatened ▁by . ▁ ▁Diet ▁The ▁di et ▁of ▁the ▁golden - c rown ed ▁s nake ▁consists ▁mostly ▁of ▁sk inks ▁and ▁other ▁small ▁l iz ards ▁which ▁they ▁h unt ▁at ▁night ; ▁they ▁may ▁also ▁take ▁fro gs ▁and ▁t ad pol es . ▁ ▁Geographic ▁range ▁C ac oph is ▁squ am ulos us ▁is ▁local ised ▁to ▁eastern ▁Australia , ▁from ▁Can ber ra , ▁A CT , ▁to ▁C air ns , ▁Q LD . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁average ▁total ▁length ▁( including ▁tail ) ▁of ▁C . ▁squ am ulos us ▁is ▁, ▁but ▁it ▁may ▁reach ▁, ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁crown ed ▁sn akes . ▁The ▁golden - c rown ed ▁s nake ▁has ▁a ▁d ors al ▁surface ▁gray ish - b rown ▁to ▁dark ▁brown ▁in ▁colour , ▁and ▁a ▁vent ral ▁surface ▁of ▁orange ▁to ▁p ink , ▁with ▁a ▁mid - line ▁of ▁black ▁sp ots . ▁The ▁" c rown " ▁is ▁a ▁pale ▁yellow - b rown ▁stri pe ▁starting ▁at ▁the ▁sn out ▁and ▁swe eping ▁back ▁along ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁head , ▁not ▁connecting ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁as ▁in ▁C . ▁kre ff ti i ▁or ▁C . ▁har ri etta e , ▁instead ▁trailing ▁down ▁the ▁neck . ▁The ▁D ors al ▁scales ▁are ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁rows ▁at ▁mid - body . ▁ ▁Re production ▁C