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Went on my first proper herping trip with the AHS this weekend past! It was so much fun, i thoroughly enjoyed it. I really recommend them if ur thinking about going :)

So here are some photos of the trip, there are heaps as we saw quite alot!

to se the scene the road into the research base
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and now the base itself
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so first night we met at about 8.30 and grouped together. then we split into 3 cars and set off herping around the dirt roads and quarry.

first stop was the quarry, and on my first herp trip i found the first snake of the night alovely small eyed snake, but my piccy wasnt so good.

then we found a leaf-tail gecko
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and this frog (not sure what it is)
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next up just outside the quarry was this golden crown snake who put on a nice display
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a photo of the photograhers
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then i think its a red back toadlet??
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and its belly
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a striped marsh frog
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and a highlight of the night a juvie stevens banded snake!
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then we went down into the rainforest which was fun stumbling in the dark and avoiding leeches but well worth it

we found an angle headed dragon sleeping
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and one of my favs a nice big diamond chilling in the bottom of a tree hollow
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got back at about 2.30 that night.

Next day first thing that came out for a visit was the lacies
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then we went out for a nice walk where we saw quite a few things
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there were 2 laceys seen one went up a tree holding a large half eaten rotting fish
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and the other on the ground
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area laceys were found where the water was full of giant fish
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then we went for a drive to grandis - apparently the largest tree in NSW
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this was the forest
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very similar to the next location which was the rainforst where we also found lots of stuff
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angle headed dragon
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and one with flash
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skink of some sort
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and oddly a eastern water dragon juvie
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second angle headed dragon
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seal rocks
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boat at camp
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then we went got back had dinner and regrouped for the last night
it was quite quiet as it was pretty cold but we did manage to see the same gecko from the night before and a few other cool things

first of all a dead bandy bandy and a dead small eyed snake
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and my fav the huge 2m diamond that had a big tick on its chin and a big scar on its neck but seemed very good condition
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and a small eyed
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and a highlight a live bandy bandy
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and final day in the rainforest before we all headed home
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part of the team
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hope you enjoy as it was a great trip!
 
There's a few people missing from the pic? Looks like you all had fun... how many carpets did you guys end up turning up? and did you find any Swamp / Marsh Snakes?
 
hey jason you should of got me to come along there was a spare spot lol

oh look at you terrorising that poor forest dragon ,sweetangel breeder of ridgtail monitors, LOL
yea isnt it funny but when ever we photograph bandy bandys we always mess with them and try to make them do the loop de loop thing haha
 
Rob, a list of all members attending has to be sent to DECC well before the trip for approval, a spare spot came up the day before the field trip but it can't be filled by someone else due to legalities of our Scientific Lic.
 
yea i know,ah well they certainly have alot of rules and regulations but at least i got to go the first trip :D
 
:) yeah a that group photo was taken right at the end. quite a few ppl had already left or stayed back at the field station.

so i think out tally was

about 6 small eyed snakes
2 bandy bandys
2 diamonds
3 forest dragons
1 leaf tail gecko
a few frogs... im not good with frogs lol
1 jacky dragon
5 or 6 laceys
1 golden crown snake
1 stevens banded snake
1 water dragon
a skink or some sorts not quite sure
and an apparent sighting of a tree skink, but it was only a glimpse and then we couldnt find it again.

so no marsh/swamp snakes unfortunately
also i think there was 1 land mullet sighted but again a glimpse

was a great trip though, hopefully we can go for longer next time!
 
Hoop Snake!! LOL. I love the colours of them :)
Great photos. Had to look a bit closer to find the skink :lol:
 
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