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Same venom type as snakes.I may not be an expert but I don't think those are snakes.
Same venom type as snakes.I may not be an expert but I don't think those are snakes.
wow - surprised any snakes are still out and about. Mind you, I'm in Melbourne and its freezing cold at the moment so I tempted to find a cave for myself and hibernate.Came across this slow moving reptile on trail this afternoon. I didn't realise I was being watched by his/her friend!
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I went into the central highlands (NSW) trout fishing about 6 weeks ago, woke up to a very low fog and a heavy frost, I would estimate -2°, but still managed to see a Highland Copperhead sunning itself around lunchtime..it was a first for me, I thought from april onwards was safe snake season, I was wrong!wow - surprised any snakes are still out and about. Mind you, I'm in Melbourne and its freezing cold at the moment so I tempted to find a cave for myself and hibernate.
Aussie snakes (and reptiles in general) rarely go into full hibernation, although they do slow down a fair bit through the winter. They still need to eat & drink, at a much less frequent rate than in summer, so if the sun is out, even if it's bluddy cold, they can be out catching some rays.I went into the central highlands (NSW) trout fishing about 6 weeks ago, woke up to a very low fog and a heavy frost, I would estimate -2°, but still managed to see a Highland Copperhead sunning itself around lunchtime..it was a first for me, I thought from april onwards was safe snake season, I was wrong!
this one encounter has completely changed everything I thought I knew and was comfortable about danger noodles once the temp starts dropping..I spent nearly 4 decades in Canberra, and as an avid trout fisherman, I always was aware of them during summer, but in the tail end of the season, heading towards the june long W/E, I was always a bit carefree towards them, even to the point where I had passed this information down to my young boys whom have also started their fishing journey..I will now have a very different outlook on long grass in cold weather.....they are still there, just slower!Aussie snakes (and reptiles in general) rarely go into full hibernation, although they do slow down a fair bit through the winter. They still need to eat & drink, at a much less frequent rate than in summer, so if the sun is out, even if it's bluddy cold, they can be out catching some rays.
I also assumed all reptiles disappeared for 4-5 months of the year, then almost ran over this one on Saturday:Aussie snakes (and reptiles in general) rarely go into full hibernation, although they do slow down a fair bit through the winter. They still need to eat & drink, at a much less frequent rate than in summer, so if the sun is out, even if it's bluddy cold, they can be out catching some rays.
Saw a shingleback at the You Yangs today. Never seen one out there before either.Saw one of these today, never seen in the Wild before, was thinking about what it was riding past so decided to turn back and check.
Shingleback lizard, was right next to the road, by the time I turned around to make sure he wasn't squished, he was on his way into the scrub on the other side of the road.
(Not my photo, just one from a local rescue group)
What a cutie! (the lizard, not you ) Very common in the drier areas.Saw one of these today, never seen in the Wild before, was thinking about what it was riding past so decided to turn back and check.
Shingleback lizard, was right next to the road, by the time I turned around to make sure he wasn't squished, he was on his way into the scrub on the other side of the road.
(Not my photo, just one from a local rescue group)
I've never seen one there either, but I did once see a blue-tongue disappearing into the scrub off the trail.Saw a shingleback at the You Yangs today. Never seen one out there before either.
I initially thought blue tongue from a distance as I pedalled towards it.I've never seen one there either, but I did once see a blue-tongue disappearing into the scrub off the trail.