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- February 14th, 2017, 4:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snakes In Situ, Partially Hiding - Request for Images
- Replies: 28
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Re: Snakes In Situ, Partially Hiding - Request for Images
There were actually 5 Reticulated Pythons in this one tree all hiding amongst the branches. This one was the most obvious. https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7449/27349740865_d25643ec03_c.jpg Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) in situ by Matt Summerville , on Flickr Juvenile Trimeresurus albol...
- September 6th, 2016, 4:17 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Inland Australia
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7738
Re: Inland Australia
Good stuff! It's my favourite part of the country to herp. It rained the last time I was at Uluru as well, and those flying ants that come out make it absolute hell to herp of a night! Devis go all the way up into the blacksoil that is just south of Normanton. You get a few species there that you do...
- June 20th, 2016, 8:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post photos of wild herps feeding
- Replies: 56
- Views: 49202
Re: Post photos of wild herps feeding
Sure was!Naja Bungarus wrote:Mattsnake wrote:King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) and a Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) in Thailand
Kaeng Krachan?
- June 18th, 2016, 1:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post photos of wild herps feeding
- Replies: 56
- Views: 49202
- February 18th, 2016, 1:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 8, Southern Eyre Peninsula
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14871
Re: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 8, Southern Eyre Peninsula
Thanks John, the reason I wanted to see another pic is because I thought it wasn't a Pseudonaja, but couldn't tell exactly what it was. Like ingrami has said above, it's a Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) - more heavily bodied, larger scales, different head shape, and the broad flattening of the neck...
- January 30th, 2016, 11:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 8, Southern Eyre Peninsula
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14871
Re: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 8, Southern Eyre Peninsula
Great post! An area of Australia that I still haven't been to. Do you have anymore pictures of that P. inframacula?
- January 18th, 2016, 2:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Queensland over Xmas...2014 - The Reptiles - the final post
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2687
Re: Queensland over Xmas...2014 - The Reptiles - the final p
Nice post! Water Pythons are always a good find around the area. Your Rough-scaled Snake is actually a harmless Keelback (Tropidonophis mairii). The two species are often confused with each other.
- December 18th, 2015, 11:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Another Peninsula Malaysia post
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12131
Re: Another Peninsula Malaysia post
Thanks everyone, and thank you for the frog ID's and the ID of the tortoise! What a fantastic post! It's hard to imagine seeing so many cool animals and sights in only 1 week of a trip that you essentially winged. When you say kraits and vipers were most common - how common are you talking? Awesome ...
- December 15th, 2015, 11:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 3, West MacDonnell Ranges
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7527
Re: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 3, West MacDonnell Ranges
Thanks Matt! What time of year have you found to be most snakey for this area? Would you also have expected more lizards, in early/mid October? John October has actually been the best month for me there for both snakes and lizards. I've been in late December before too when it was ridiculously hot ...
- December 15th, 2015, 3:45 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Another Peninsula Malaysia post
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12131
Another Peninsula Malaysia post
In October of this year I finally ventured outside of Australia for a herping trip, and having never been out of Australia before I wasn't really sure what to expect. So myself and two mates decided to head to Malaysia for a week and just wing it as we went, and see what critters we could turn up. E...
- December 13th, 2015, 4:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 3, West MacDonnell Ranges
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7527
Re: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 3, West MacDonnell Ranges
Great post! I'm surprised that you saw such a small amount of snakes for that area - it's always been one of the best spots in the country snake-wise for me. However I've herped all over Australia many times and seen 100+ roadkill Thorny Devils, but still never a live one. So I'm very jealous of tha...
- October 8th, 2015, 3:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14051
Re: Aussie elapids
Thanks everyone. You have some amazing pictures of snakes that I would love to see. Do you have an assistant keeping you safe during the shoots? I often herp alone, so no, there usually isn't anyone helping me out with photos. When you're around large elapids fairly often you learn how to handle the...
- October 8th, 2015, 1:53 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Trip To Australia, Part 2: Cairns
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3709
Re: Trip To Australia, Part 2: Cairns
Great post. Was cool to see pictures of a place I take for granted because of living there... I forget how nice Cairns actually is! If you're ever back in the area let me know, and I'll tell you plenty of places to see tree frogs haha.
A lot of the locals hate the bats, unfortunately.
A lot of the locals hate the bats, unfortunately.
- September 24th, 2015, 3:41 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14051
Aussie elapids
Haven't posted on here much, so thought I'd just throw up a random selection of a few elapids that I've come across whilst out and about over the last couple of years. Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) from Lockhart River, Queensland https://farm1.staticflickr.com/357/18946786922_f45ae77157_b.j...
- September 14th, 2015, 6:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post photos of wild herps feeding
- Replies: 56
- Views: 49202
- July 15th, 2015, 1:45 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape York, Australia
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7063
Re: Cape York, Australia
Awesome Matt. So jealous of everything you found and I'm surprised to see you took photos of birds. Thanks mate. I've been trying to get into birds to try and get me through the winters, I just need a decent lens to photograph them, and I'm pretty useless at identifying them too. Eclectus and Palm ...
- July 15th, 2015, 1:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape York, Australia
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7063
Re: Cape York, Australia
Thank you very much everyone.
I honestly don't know if it occurs in any other gecko species. I definitely haven't seen it in any other species in Australia!TravisK wrote:That is amazing! Does this occur in any other Gecko species?
- June 27th, 2015, 2:03 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape York, Australia
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7063
Cape York, Australia
A couple of weeks ago I did a quick 4 day trip up north to try and escape the winter cold and find a few critters whilst I was at it. The destination was Iron Range National Park which is a well known spot for wildlife nuts and especially bird watchers due to the area having a fair few endemic speci...
- May 2nd, 2015, 5:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Far-north Queensland, Australia
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7390
Re: Far-north Queensland, Australia
The shot of the python in the water is fantastic (the photography overall was amazing), was it in situ? Yep, it was in situ, I just got lucky and managed to get one shot before it dove into the rocks on the opposite side. Are tree kangaroos hard to observe? They aren't easy to find initially, but o...
- April 30th, 2015, 4:13 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Far-north Queensland, Australia
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7390
Far-north Queensland, Australia
Haven't posted on here in ages, so thought I would throw up a few recent pictures from far-north Queensland. We have had a very pathetic wet season this year, so herping has been fairly average this season unfortunately. But there's still been a few bits and pieces getting around. Macleay's Water Sn...
- March 2nd, 2015, 12:38 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Join the 2015 Bangladesh Python Project Expedition!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9964
- January 29th, 2014, 5:16 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: North Queensland herping
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3207
Re: North Queensland herping
Thanks everyone. Thought I may as well throw a couple of pictures of this guy up as well, purely because taipans are awesome.. Coastal Taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/35/2hpj.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/12/ew06.jpg http://imagizer.imagesha...
- January 12th, 2014, 5:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: North Queensland herping
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3207
North Queensland herping
Just a couple of months ago I made the move from South-east Queensland to Far-north Queensland for work. This opened up a whole new avenue of herping for me which I was pretty excited about! I haven't been able to get out a great deal or venture too far yet, but I thought I'd put up a few photos of ...
- July 21st, 2013, 9:09 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11737
Re: Aussie elapids
I was curious, and understand how conventional private herpetoculture scenario would be on many levels not acceptable, but the zoo model might be worth the effort. Rod and latch closable compartments double as shelter hides or feeding containment. The service separation principle is used with high ...
- July 21st, 2013, 7:03 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11737
Re: Aussie elapids
I have noticed very undramatic tone per discussion of captive venomous snakes, with keepers from Australia. It is jaunty and at times very refreshing. Mattsnake do you keep any of your animals in any other kind of vivaria? Or all in drawers? At the moment I keep all of my snakes in drawers (I also ...
- July 21st, 2013, 6:27 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11737
Re: Aussie elapids
Even though we have a large number of highly venomous snakes here, snake bite death in Australia is very rare - maybe 1 or 2 deaths a year which are usually caused by people trying to kill Pseudonaja textilis . As far as I know nobody in Australia has been killed by a captive venomous snake. We also...
- July 20th, 2013, 8:38 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11737
Re: Aussie elapids
... geebus, what an amazing post ... where have you been (forumwise) for the last decade, i dont think ive ever seen a post remotely like this one. Im going to have to spool this thread off as a pdf & retain it. Interesting that Au allows it, as i thought they were the ultimate prohibitionists....
- July 20th, 2013, 1:22 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11737
Re: Aussie elapids
Impressive collection of species we rarely see over here. My favorite the red belly black snake, superficially like our eastern indigos. Can you offer an opinion on the toxicity and likely consequences of a P. porphriacus bite? There are no confirmed deaths caused by red-bellies in Australia, but t...
- July 19th, 2013, 7:37 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11737
Aussie elapids
Pictures of a few of my elapids. Cheers. Northern Death Adder Acanthophis praelongus http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2817/k8q0.jpg Colletts Black Snakes Pseudechis colletti http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9335/or1g.jpg Spotted Black Snakes Pseudechis guttatus http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9155/...
- July 19th, 2013, 2:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sydney in winter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1722
Sydney in winter
Recently I went on a quick winter trip to Sydney, a place that's bloody cold in the winter! Definitely not the best time to go chasing reptiles, but it was a good time to go chasing the species that I was after due to them being more exposed looking for any warmth they can get. The aim was to find a...
- May 18th, 2013, 10:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Pilbara, Western Australia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7647
Re: The Pilbara, Western Australia
Fantastic post. I feel like I want to go back through it slower just to take a long look at everything again. Were the majority of these herps found road-cruising, or with other techniques? And day or night? Thanks mate! I'd say about 50% of the snakes were found road cruising, mostly at night. The...
- May 17th, 2013, 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Pilbara, Western Australia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7647
Re: The Pilbara, Western Australia
Amazing post...not much else to say, but, the addition of the Perentie and Mertens really top it off nicely. How easy/difficult is it to approach the monitors? I know the Perentie is very alert and quick to flee. With the really big monitors you can get reasonably close to them without them fleeing...
- May 17th, 2013, 9:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Pilbara, Western Australia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7647
Re: The Pilbara, Western Australia
We spend a week in the Pilbara, but the drive over there took a bit over a week and the drive home was the same.Rothdigga wrote:Oh yeah...how long of a trip was this? Is this over 1-2 weeks or more like 1 month? You certainly saw a ton of stuff.
- May 15th, 2013, 7:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Pilbara, Western Australia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7647
Re: The Pilbara, Western Australia
Absolutely Awesome! I can never get tired of these amazing Australia posts and the great photography along with em. I absolutely love the variations of geckos and the pythons are unreal. One question that always gets me is the size of the pythons. Some I can tell seem like hatchlings and others see...
- May 15th, 2013, 7:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Pilbara, Western Australia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7647
Re: The Pilbara, Western Australia
Thanks guy! Appreciate it. As requested here's a few photos from the trip over and back home... Sand Monitor Varanus gouldii http://imageshack.us/a/img5/9586/dsc0002za.jpg Blacksoil Whip Snake Demansia rimicola http://imageshack.us/a/img827/4084/dsc0008ff.jpg Pygmy Mulga Monitor Varanus gilleni http...
- May 15th, 2013, 12:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Pilbara, Western Australia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7647
The Pilbara, Western Australia
Recently I had a bit of time off work so decided to go for a herp trip in an area I'd never been before and try and get some photos of species that I hadn't yet seen. The Pilbara in Western Australia was the destination. We drove from the east coast of Queensland to the West coast of Western Austral...
- March 14th, 2013, 7:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Too hot for snakes.. Western QLD Summer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5236
Re: Too hot for snakes.. Western QLD Summer
Thanks everyone! Oh and an additional question, how did you go about catching those freshwater crocs? I have caught both american crocs and caimans before, I was able to do it by hand but only because they were in a trench and didn't have a whole lot of escape options so I was able to sneak up and g...
- March 12th, 2013, 11:06 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Too hot for snakes.. Western QLD Summer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5236
Too hot for snakes.. Western QLD Summer
Between Christmas and New Years myself and a mate decided that we would drive from Brisbane to Birdsville (in far western Queensland) and back just because we were bored and needed a good snake fix. On boxing day we left and drove a bit further west than Windorah (about 1300km from home), the plan w...
- February 14th, 2013, 10:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape York Peninsula: Jardine River to Townsville (Australia)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4919
Re: Cape York Peninsula: Jardine River to Townsville (Austra
The taipan makes my heart hurt
- January 28th, 2013, 12:45 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Everybody loves brown snakes, right?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2894
Re: Everybody loves brown snakes, right?
That sounds like a good excuse to come down and do a brigalow herp!!StephenZozaya wrote:Awesome post, Matt. I don't think I've seen a textilis since last xmas. /sadface
Stephen
- January 27th, 2013, 11:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Everybody loves brown snakes, right?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2894
Re: Everybody loves brown snakes, right?
Great series of shots Matt, really showcasing the diversity of colour within this species. Are they from all over the place or from particular region? Those bright orange ones remind me of the front cover off one of Worrells Dangerous Snakes of Australia. Thanks. They are all from the general south...
- January 27th, 2013, 5:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Everybody loves brown snakes, right?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2894
Everybody loves brown snakes, right?
Thought I'd throw up a few photos of some of the Eastern Brown Snakes ( Pseudonaja textilis ) that I've come across in the last year or so. Some of the pics have probably been seen before, but oh well. I really wish I'd put in the effort to photograph a lot more of them. http://img13.imageshack.us/i...
- January 23rd, 2013, 4:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A Brief Summary of 2012 (Australia)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13509
Re: A Brief Summary of 2012 (Australia)
Great post Stephen! I think you need to get out more though...
- December 7th, 2012, 10:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South-east Queensland
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10739
Re: South-east Queensland
Beaut photography of a good range of species there Matt. Keep up the good work mate. There seems to be a few species that you either haven't found yet or managed to photograph, although you've done well so far. 8-) e.g Coastal Taipan (which would be understandable if you haven't been able to photog...
- December 7th, 2012, 1:29 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South-east Queensland
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10739
Re: South-east Queensland
In all seriousness, you and Dan should catch up with us out in Asia on our next trip, probably end of next year. We've got some awesome spots in south Thailand and Malaysia that we could head to, and more herpers = more snakes! Just don't go bringing any of your tiger snake finding skills with you....
- December 3rd, 2012, 7:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South-east Queensland
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10739
Re: South-east Queensland
Love the comment "poor excuse for a snake" ...but certainly never seen a blind snake with it's mouth open before! Was that some threat display? ...odd :shock: :? I'm not sure if it was meant to be a threat display, if it was, it was more pathetic than the snake! :P Awesome pics, Matt. Are...
- November 30th, 2012, 8:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A few from southern Australia
- Replies: 5
- Views: 951
Re: A few from southern Australia
Very nice! Your first skink is a King Skink Egernia kingii
- November 30th, 2012, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South-east Queensland
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10739
South-east Queensland
South-east Queensland is my 'local' herping area since I moved here 3 years ago, but an area that I don't actually herp that often, and I take photos of the local critters even less often. It's a very suburban area but still has a few decent pockets where some nice animals pop up. I thought I'd put ...
- November 12th, 2012, 2:03 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herps of NW Queensland Part 3, Aus. Everything else
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2785
Re: Herps of NW Queensland Part 3, Aus. Everything else
A pure white belly? No speckling at all? That's interesting! I'm just going off body shape, scalation and head shape. It has the build of a Pseudonaja and the more stream-lined head shape of one, mulgas have a much more bulky head that is more distinct from the body, easterns tend to have that 'eye-...
- November 11th, 2012, 11:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herps of NW Queensland Part 1, Aus. Dragons and Monitors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2356
Re: Herps of NW Queensland Part 1, Aus. Dragons and Monitors
Love the photo of Lawn Hill Gorge! Also the mertens shot is awesome!