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Category Archives: Snakes
Tasmanian tiger … snake
I saw only stuffed museum specimens of the extinct Tasmanian tiger on my trip around Tasmania last December, but was fortunate to see the very unextinct Tasmanian tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) – in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park on … Continue reading
Posted in Snakes, Travels
Tagged animals, giant freshwater crayfish, Nature, Tasmania, Tasmanian tiger snake
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Steve Irwin Day
I found out it was Steve Irwin Day (15 November) a bit late in the day yesterday. Steve was a bit of a “roll your eyes” phenomenon in Australia – a bit over-the-top, but my estimation of him went up … Continue reading
Posted in Snakes
Tagged Boiga irregularis, brown tree snake, Steve Irwin, Steve Irwin Day
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Bandy bandi bandi
I haven’t developed a tic, just an admiration for this lovely snake, the bandi bandi (Vermicella annulata). This photo was taken on a November 2011 (spring) evening by a neighbour on his property. Bandi bandis are small and grow to … Continue reading
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (part 1)
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
Fighting or fornicating?
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
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The usual dry spring
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
Baby Boiga bites blogger!
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
Posted in Animals on land, Snakes
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Steve lives! (part 3)
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
