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The name means 'eye-having', probably from the yellowish tear-drop mark round the eye. (image - Mir-Wil or Mallee Black Headed Snake by Matt Wikimedia Commons CC with thanks. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mallee_Black-headed_Snake_(Parasuta_spectabilis)_(9388352615).jpg.