Category Archives: Snakes

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (part 1)

Posted on Tuesday, 22 May 2012 by

I prefer to see wildlife in the wild (but not going as far as Dr Mike Leahy in his TV series “Bite Me”, where he travels to exotic wildlife places in search of interesting ways to get himself bitten or … Continue reading →

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Fighting or fornicating?

Posted on Thursday, 20 October 2011 by

Friends Peter and Linda took these shots of two red-bellied black snakes (Pseudechis porphyriacus) in action on their property in south-east Queensland. These snakes are highly venemous  to people but not particularly aggressive, prefering to slither quickly away. Peter took … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals on land, Snakes | 3 Comments

The usual dry spring

Posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2011 by

Although it’s still officially winter here by the Anglo calendar, both daytime and nightime temperatures are rising, and the birds at least are already well into nesting and breeding. The indigenous people had their own way of marking the seasons, … Continue reading →

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Baby Boiga bites blogger!

Posted on Friday, 5 August 2011 by

Yes, it’s true. I blush to admit it. I got bitten by a snake! So much for the ‘famous last words’ at the end of my last post! Am I used to having snakes around and so a bit blasé … Continue reading →

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Steve lives! (part 3)

Posted on Tuesday, 2 August 2011 by

More comments from friends about the late Crocodile Hunter: I have always thought of Steve Irwin as a likable boofhead rather than a serious contributor to our understanding of biology (durrrh!). Though his almost childlike enthusiasm was genuine and endearing, his need to … Continue reading →

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