Wild Coastal Carpet (lots of pics!)

[Kitah]

WOOHOO! I'm thrilled Saw my second ever wild carpet today, and it was a coastal! A girl from the college told me it was in a bin at the college (black wheelie-bin) and I didn't want anything to happen to him so I moved him to a bush area away from buildings (as I've done with the spotteds previously) Didn't try to strike, though hissed a little bit. I LOVED his markings, absolutely loved them! He seemed interested in going near my face a few times, and I wasn't keen when he moved a bit into the "strike" position while aimed at my face. but no blood was drawn (sorry guys!)

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crappy quality photos but shows his markings

going...going...gone

 

[callith]

stunning looking coastal, nice photos too

 

[notechistiger]

WOW. That is one good looking coastal. Good find!

 

[pete12]

wooo hoooooo good looker

 

[Khagan]

Nice snake! Heh his facial expression just seems to be cranky in all the pics XD.

 

[Kitah]

ok how do u embed a youtube file? lol..

[video=youtube;x6dgSiPgNug]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6dgSiPgNug[/video]

 

[notechistiger]

A link works just as well. Great snake!

 

[andyscott]

Great picks Laura, well done.
Im sure you will have no problems handling your 1st snake when you do get it.

Nice herping footware as well :lol:

 

[Kitah]

haha they wern't my shoes I had joggers on lol.

And I hope I don't have probs whenever I DO manage to get my first snake considering so far I've handled three wild pythons by myself and had an adult olive slung around my shoulders.. and no tag yet.. don't think I'm doin TOO bad

 

[lozza_rae]

Was the olive python "ollie" from Billabong sactuary? I used to work there after I did uni in Townsville. And it's a wicked spot for a uni if you into snakes like I am - there's heaps out there

 

[aliveandkicking]

Beautiful animal. Pity about the watermarks blocking the good bits though.

Looks like some good scaring around the nostril and behind the eye.

 

[Kitah]

I do believe that it was indeed Ollie Nice snake, I love olives I haven't actually seen many snakes around the uni, unfortunately I have been looking, but don't know exactly where to look; have been checking the creek beds, dirt roads etc in the afternoon into the early night, and haven't actually found anything yet when I've specifically been looking. Unfortunately most of the snakes I've seen have been road kill; a slatey grey, two spotteds, a brown tree snake and two unknowns. Have relocated 2 spotted pythons and this coastal from the college though.

 

[lozza_rae]

Also what kind of camera are you using? I love taking macro photos of snakes and lizards, they're eyes come out so wicked, and different every snake.
Those are really nice photos. This is one of my ones

 

[Kitah]

Sorry about the watermarks.. I upload them onto deviant art and then get lazy and just use the URLs to save time re-uploading and posting in here.

 

[Kitah]

The camera is a fuji finepix s5700; great for macros, though is still only a point and shoot. takes fantastic macro shots! nice picture, thanks for sharing

 

[Brigsy]

Wish i could find snakes like that around here!!!

 

[FNQ_Snake]

Wow, nice Coastal. Looks like he has been in the wars.