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14-Sep-04, 02:54 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-03 Location: Brisbane | | | First herping expedition for the season...
I got bored yesterday, and decided I was going to go for a look around now it's getting warmer. It was strange, I thought I wouldn't find much in this area, but I found quite a bit of stuff. Lace Monitors, Carpet Pythons, Brown Snakes, Yellow Faced Whip Snakes, Beardies, Water Dragons...along with turtles (check the photos), 'roos, roughly 7 thousand small skinks (figured there'd be more Whippies around because of this, but didn't seem that way), heaps of birds, fish and eels. We had a few storms and stuff the last couple of weeks, and the local lake overflowed. There were lots of dried up, or drying up bodies of water with animals in them...spent a lot of the day transporting what I could back into the main area.
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14-Sep-04, 02:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-04 Location: Sydney Gender:  | | | | thats awsome sxe!
can't wait to go herping!
when is shermy organiseing that herping trip?
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14-Sep-04, 03:01 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-03 Location: Brisbane | | | | Bry I think Sherm would have a hard time find his Beardies in their enclosure, let alone finding any animals in the bush.
And some more...
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14-Sep-04, 03:04 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: British Columbia, Canada | | | | What species is that? I found SFA this year. I stumbled across one large, but very dehydrated Terrestrial Garter Snake, that's it. Brutal heat and drought made everything kinda scarce in this area. Not that there's alot interms of herps. Love to see some other pics.
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14-Sep-04, 03:16 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | The species is what I used to call the brisbane short necked tortoise, I'll post the scientific name later tonight. the white stripe under the chin is a give away. Very common, loves areas where people feed ducks, will eat bread and I assume ducklings. There are some massive animals in the Brisbane botanical gardens. |
14-Sep-04, 03:16 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | Sounds like it was an alright trip then....shame about the turtle! |
14-Sep-04, 03:18 PM
|  | Has Happy Herps.... Sponsor | Join Date: Aug-03 Location: SYDNEY | | | | Got any pics of the snakes and monitors sxe, would love to see them.
I'm heading off to do a bit of herping myself for 8 days up through Mt Isa. I hope to see quite a bit although depends on the water shortage as to what I will find.
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14-Sep-04, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by sxereturn Bry I think Sherm would have a hard time find his Beardies in their enclosure, let alone finding any animals in the bush. | I dont see any smilies? can anyone else??
I didnt find that funny, and i take offence to it. |
14-Sep-04, 03:21 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | Supossed to warm up this weekend, may go for a tiger hunt if it gets above 22. |
14-Sep-04, 03:22 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | hey jonno u get any pics of snakes?? im coming up to the gold coast in 4 weeks and would love to go herping hopefully when i get up there and maybe see a few wild herps.
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14-Sep-04, 03:23 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-03 Location: Brisbane | | | | Yep, it's a Brissy Short Neck. Bright yellow circle around their eyes. There's also some very big ones at Sherwood Forest Park.
Latin name is Emydura Signata. They like to piss on you, too.
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14-Sep-04, 03:26 PM
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They like to urinate on you, too.
| That would certainly urinate you off......... :wink: |
14-Sep-04, 03:28 PM
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Bry I think Sherm would have a hard time find his Beardies in their enclosure, let alone finding any animals in the bush
| Geez man  where did that come from???
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14-Sep-04, 03:31 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | Quote: |
They like to urinate on you, too.
| I'll remenber that next time I feel like a golden shower.
And their shell changes shape when they get big, it sort of flares out.
I also think an apology to Teamsherman is due. |
14-Sep-04, 03:32 PM
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