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Drymarchon32
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:06 pm    Post subject: Australia Reply with quote

Its a nice place with nice things in it, and even nicer people. Smile

Hope you all had a good xmas

Al
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Al Laughing hope you had a good christmas, a happy new year to you from the U.K.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Look at the hood on that tiger! Fantastic snake!! Cool Happy New Year/Christmas etc Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

More venomous pictures to follow, but I've been too jet-lagged to do it. The hood on that animal was interesting as it's not a defensive posture but just basking, increasing surface area to the sun. It was interesting to note that on the days that I was looking for these there were none out before 7:55am and then there were suddenly more than you would believe, and only 5 mins from the very center of Perth. Tough little buggers to catch, you can't tail them and the habitat is perfect for them to just disappear in the blink of an eye.
I saw about 45 tiger snakes in only a few mornings worth of looking for them.
I'll post pictures of the rest of the herps I saw in the photo section over the next few days.
Happy days
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

my girlfriends sister has just got back from Australia she was out there for 3 months i will try and borrow some of her pics and post them. seems like there is alot of water dragons just roaming around.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A few more Smile

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

some cracking photos i'd love to go out there.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Again some great photos Al, how long were you out there for? Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was out there for 3 weeks, started in Sydney and drove around the southern tip up via Adelaide and across the Nullarbor to Perth . The weather was bad across the Nullarbor only reaching 20 degrees max the whole time and it rained for most of it, so no snakes there, and only started seeing snakes when I got to WA, Dugites Pseudonaja affinis and the Western Tigers Notechis ater occidentalis

I was however lucky enough to visit a couple of places on the way, including Australia's largest venom production facility- Venom Supplies. That was a truly one of the best things I've ever done, I've wanted to work somewhere like that since I was 10, and just to visit the place left me speechless for the next couple of hours. I will post a proper write up on that tomorrow, as it deserves more attention than I have time at the moment.

Just a couple more pics in the mean time from Healesville animal sanctuary.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing Love the food in with the irregularis Laughing

Sounds like a fantastic trip, look forward to your report...and hopefully many more photos!! Cool
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