Vermicella

Vermicella is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae, commonly known as bandy-bandies or hoop snakes. The best known species is the bandy-bandy (V. annulata). Six species are recognized as being valid. In Mid 2018 a new species of bandy-bandy was discovered in Australia, visually nearly identical to Vermicella annulata. The species named Vermicella parscauda is considerably more venomous, with a toxin that is comparable to that of the red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus). Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Vermicella. The specific name, snelli, is in honor of Charles Snell who donated the holotype to the Western Australian Museum.