Species of the genus Simoselaps are found throughout Australia.

They have smooth and polished scales, shovel-shaped snouts, and are brightly marked with bands or annuli.

They are burrowing snakes which move beneath the surface through loose sand or soil.

At night they come to the surface to feed on small lizards and reptile eggs.

All species of Australian coral snakes are oviparous and lay clutches of three to five eggs.