Acrochordus
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I whent up to the Mid North Coast two weeks ago for 2 nights and 3 days, i tried to make this thread awhile ago but for some reason it didn't let me!!! Anyway I whent up there just to find 2 species that i have been wanting to find for a long time and haven't sucessfully, but i finally did.
First specie i have been really wanting to photography was a Stephen's Banded Snake Hoplocephalus stephensii, Whent out on the Friday night, it's was about 24 degrees at 9 o'clock, no moon, 65% Humidity and no wind, as soon as we started driving it started to ran and this deffinatly drove the snakes away, but we kept looking and we finally came up with one and what an awsome snake they are.
Next Specie is the Angle Headed Dragons Hypsilurus spinipes, They live here on the Central Coast same as the Stephen's Banded Snake, but i have been unsucessful with both species, i whent for a walk on Satuarday it was 29 degrees and sunny and perfect for Angle Heads to be out. Got to the Rainforest and a couple of metres down the track i finally found one, ( actually Ryan Harvey did ) there a very interesting dragon, everytime i whent to get a picture it would move out of site. Should of been more persistent with getting photo's but im happy i have seen one in the wild.
Also saw when up there-
2x Land Mullets Egernia major, too shy and ran before i could get pictures.
1x Small Eyed Snakes Cryptophis nigrescens, Found under tin, to quick to get a picture.
1x Jacky Dragon Amphibolurus muricatus, did bother to get photo's.
1x Lace Monitor Varanus varius, didn't bother to get photo's.
Also another specie i found recently on the central coast, was the Lesueur's Velvet Gecko Oedura lesueurii, i found 3 specimens and only photographed the first one i incounted. There an interesting gecko and pritty quick when they wont to run away.
Thanks Tim.
I whent up to the Mid North Coast two weeks ago for 2 nights and 3 days, i tried to make this thread awhile ago but for some reason it didn't let me!!! Anyway I whent up there just to find 2 species that i have been wanting to find for a long time and haven't sucessfully, but i finally did.
First specie i have been really wanting to photography was a Stephen's Banded Snake Hoplocephalus stephensii, Whent out on the Friday night, it's was about 24 degrees at 9 o'clock, no moon, 65% Humidity and no wind, as soon as we started driving it started to ran and this deffinatly drove the snakes away, but we kept looking and we finally came up with one and what an awsome snake they are.
Next Specie is the Angle Headed Dragons Hypsilurus spinipes, They live here on the Central Coast same as the Stephen's Banded Snake, but i have been unsucessful with both species, i whent for a walk on Satuarday it was 29 degrees and sunny and perfect for Angle Heads to be out. Got to the Rainforest and a couple of metres down the track i finally found one, ( actually Ryan Harvey did ) there a very interesting dragon, everytime i whent to get a picture it would move out of site. Should of been more persistent with getting photo's but im happy i have seen one in the wild.
Also saw when up there-
2x Land Mullets Egernia major, too shy and ran before i could get pictures.
1x Small Eyed Snakes Cryptophis nigrescens, Found under tin, to quick to get a picture.
1x Jacky Dragon Amphibolurus muricatus, did bother to get photo's.
1x Lace Monitor Varanus varius, didn't bother to get photo's.
Also another specie i found recently on the central coast, was the Lesueur's Velvet Gecko Oedura lesueurii, i found 3 specimens and only photographed the first one i incounted. There an interesting gecko and pritty quick when they wont to run away.
Thanks Tim.