Hi Everyone, here are some photos I've taken recently up around Mareeba/Tablelands, hope you enjoy the photos.
Tommy roundhead
Diporiphora australis by Kieran Palmer, on Flickr
Diporiphora australis by Kieran Palmer, on Flickr
Dead Robust blind snake
Ramphotyphlops ligatus by Kieran...
thought i might show you what i caught yesterday.........a carpentaria snake, we (me and the local snakecatcher who i go catching with) spent about 2-3 hours checking him/her out and calling some herp friends to see him/her since they only are seen or caught every few years where i live so this...
Hullo!
I have randomly come to stay at rubyvale on a whim to do some fossicking and the first thing I see on the footpth when I get out of the car is a fresh corpse of an adult stimi.
Ithink I will go for a wander around when it gets dark to see what I can see. Can I have ssome tips and what...
Hi All,
Had to move a small log to mow and found this pair underneath fully entwined and mating. They are only about as thick as a grown mans middle finger and only about 15 inches long. One was quite pinkish looking with the other more a rusty brown.
A guy on another forum made these disparaging remarks about our elapids.
His comment was:
I decided to reply and thought that some of you would enjoy these pics as well. I am sure that you will agree that we have plenty of brilliantly coloured snakes that are various shades of olive...
Hi Guys,
I am travelling around the top end of Australia and have found a lot of snakes on the road.
I found this guy on the road at night in North Western Qld. Near Lawn Hill National Park.
Would love to know what it was if you can tell from my pics.
Thanks for the help
Adrian
Can you ID this snake?
It was found in the Redlands, South East QLD, on April 25 2009 (& was released shortly thereafter).
I want Common name, scientific name & (just to make it a challenge) mid body scale row count and anal and subcaudal scale status (single or divided).
Good Luck.
Seeing as i moaned and complained at the lack of a field forum
here on this website - i should at least contribute something to it.
Season start - Brigalow Belt QLD
After a bitterly cold winter here in the Brigalow Belt with many sub-zero nights
the warmer weather has been a long time...
Im interested to know how many different species of Aust. snakes u have seen in the wild???? Iv seen 12 different species,Brown Snake,Tiger Snake,RBBS,Copperhead,Blind Snake(Proximus), Dwyers Snake, Yellow face whip Snake, Small eyed Snake, Red Naped Snake, Brown tree Snake, Carpet and diamond...
:? I know this is a young what ever it is, but i was wondering if any of you could help me. i am in central qld west of rockhampton, and this little fellow is a local. a small kid was playing with him, and wanted to take him to school for show and tell!! he has wide belly scales so i know he is...