moloch05
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My son Nicholas and I went on a herp trip to far north Queensland for a couple of weeks at the end of November and start of December, 2007. As usual, we did lots of driving and visited a number of interesting places. This post includes photos from a spectacular area, Cape Tribulation National Park. December is the start of the rainy season and we had rain each day but usually for awhile in the afternoon and at night. The days and nights were hot and humid.
We drove to Cape Trib from Cooktown. This is a view of the coast after dropping off the Atherton Tablelands near Port Douglas.
Further north near Mossman:
The coast a little south of Daintree:
Daintree River crossing:
Cape Tribulation area:
... and the beautiful Cape Tribulation. Nick and I sat on the beach at dusk, fed the mosquitos and enjoyed a six-pack of Corona while watching the approach of a thunderstorm. It was a great way to finish off a day with lots of driving.
Nights were hot and humid but these were excellent conditions for pythons. We found five of these snakes on the road.
Amethyst Python (Morelia amethistina):
... ticks on the neck:
Carpet Python (Morelia spilota) -- these ivory coloured animals were stunning:
python 1:
python 2:
The only other snake that we found was a Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis):
During the day, we explored the fan-palm forest near the visitor's centre.
Lizards in the fan-palm forest included Major Skinks (Egernia frerei):
Saproscincus lewisi: I assume that it is a S. lewisi and not a S. basilicus based on distribution alone.
Carlia rubrigularis:
Frogs included these nicely coloured male Litoria jungguy
... and a female:
A huge and beautiful scarab:
This native hibiscus was common on beaches and waterways:
Regards,
David
We drove to Cape Trib from Cooktown. This is a view of the coast after dropping off the Atherton Tablelands near Port Douglas.
Further north near Mossman:
The coast a little south of Daintree:
Daintree River crossing:
Cape Tribulation area:
... and the beautiful Cape Tribulation. Nick and I sat on the beach at dusk, fed the mosquitos and enjoyed a six-pack of Corona while watching the approach of a thunderstorm. It was a great way to finish off a day with lots of driving.
Nights were hot and humid but these were excellent conditions for pythons. We found five of these snakes on the road.
Amethyst Python (Morelia amethistina):
... ticks on the neck:
Carpet Python (Morelia spilota) -- these ivory coloured animals were stunning:
python 1:
python 2:
The only other snake that we found was a Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis):
During the day, we explored the fan-palm forest near the visitor's centre.
Lizards in the fan-palm forest included Major Skinks (Egernia frerei):
Saproscincus lewisi: I assume that it is a S. lewisi and not a S. basilicus based on distribution alone.
Carlia rubrigularis:
Frogs included these nicely coloured male Litoria jungguy
... and a female:
A huge and beautiful scarab:
This native hibiscus was common on beaches and waterways:
Regards,
David
