Terror campaign
This guy was conducting a terror campaign from behind a water heater. Now you may have a small giggle at the the expense of the clients but 1/ They could only see the head 2/ They are newly arrived...
View ArticleLet me finish!
Callout was 40km away so it took awhile to get there. During that time the snake caught a rat even though it was only 17 degrees ( IMHO a very uncivilized temperature). The father was a well built guy...
View ArticleOld Folks Home.
Winter just around the corner but the snakes are still about. Just finished Gym ( I'm doing a lot of gym this inter) and got a callout to an old folks home. They had a resident with dementia that kept...
View ArticleLeatherback turtle
Hey guys, Went out fishing today in Moreton Bay and came across this old dinosaur. I didn't know what it was at first as it was so big, thought it was a juvie whale that had lost it's way then after...
View ArticleFirst day of Winter
:( It was the first calendar day of winter yesterday. However wild coastals don't read calendars and some are still feeding! BTW - this photo is "in situ", This is exactly how the animal was found and...
View ArticleWA and Sydney Herping
A few of my more cool finds from this year Inornate South Western Spiny Tailed Gecko (Strophurus spinigerus inornatus) Speckled Stone Gecko (Diplodactylus polyophthalmus) Red Crowned Toadlet Pogona...
View ArticleOman, June 2013
I am just back from a few days in the UAE and Oman. This report will cover my two nights in Oman. I stopped there while on the return trip from Spain where I worked for a couple of weeks. The UAE and...
View ArticleBrigalow Belt
Does anyone have any photos of carpet pythons found in the Brigalow Belt please?
View ArticleWinter herping round Brissy
Well it's still pretty chilly all over the place but with the few days of sunshine earlier this week we figured it was worth a bit of a poke around some places around Brisbane. Turned up a red belly in...
View ArticleAwesome Winter Herping
So it's winter. I hate winter. It's cold, wet, bleak and worst of all, all of the reptiles around me become inactive. Fortunately over the past couple weeks I managed to escape some of winter. These...
View ArticleWhat's everyone favourite time of the year for herping?
As the title says, what's your favourite time of the year to go herping? What month coming into Spring/Summer is seen as the start of herping? Is September still too early?
View ArticleJupiter's Dragons
Some gorgeous EWD hanging about the pool at Jupiters casino on the Gold Coast, seeing these guys is always the highlight of our stay there, I spend most of my time observing the dragons while hubby...
View ArticleJupiter's Dragons
Some gorgeous EWD hanging about the pool at Jupiters casino on the Gold Coast, seeing these guys is always the highlight of our stay there, I spend most of my time observing the dragons while hubby...
View ArticleA South Aussie Weekend.
With the Uni holidays winding up, and my need to find herps still far from itched, I decided on spending a week in beautiful, sunny, warm South Australia. I flew over on a tuesday and spent the week...
View ArticleSA weekend
Hi all, was bored on Friday night on facebook, talking to a few mates, and a herping trip was mentioned. Next minute I was booking an early morning flight from Melbourne to Adelaide for the next day...
View ArticlePseudonaja redescription
Has anybody read Skinner. A, 2009 A multivariate morphometric analysis and systematic review of Pseudonaja (Serpentes, Elapidae, Hydrophiinae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society...
View ArticleVolunteer work/ Environmental Consultancy
Hi everyone, My names is James and I am coming to the end of my Degree (Bachelor of Science: Zoology Major/Ecology Minor) here in New Zealand. I am moving to Australia when the degree is finished and I...
View ArticleGrazalema National Park, Spain
At the moment, I am in Spain for work. On this past weekend, my wife and I headed to Grazalema National Park for a couple of nights. This area was about a 3 hour drive from Almonaster La Real where we...
View ArticleMacleay's Water Snake: short video
Filmed in Litchfield National Park on a recent visit to the Top End Macleay's Water Snake (Enhydris polylepis) in Litchfield National Park - YouTube
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