Regular Tuesday nights herping

[Fuscus]

As many of you know I try and go out herping on most Tuesday nights. Well last Tuesday was no exception but the animals were exceptional.
First off was this little guy. At this point I have to point out I'm not on my regular route and are a long way from the A. maculosa known range, this animal is almost certainly a A. stimsoni

 

[Fuscus]

So only a few hundred meters further on I came a cross this guy - which I initially identified as an adult A.stimsoni.

 

[Fuscus]

I quickly realized my mistake. Its a Denisonia devisi! It shows that you can't be too careful when herping. It was, however, a very placid snake

 

[No-two]

That's a nice looking stimmie the first one, I love the symetrical paterns with the light stripe down the middle.

 

[Fuscus]

Then a Suta suta! This was shaping up to be a pretty good night But I didn't realize that the best was yet to come

 

[Fuscus]

There was lots of frogs around, it was quite difficult to avoid the burrowing frogs ( even though I was driving slowly. Unfortunately I wasn't 100% successful. Note the first frog was missing a front leg. And was very surprised to see GTF that far into the dry outback

 

[Fuscus]

Some birds sleep in the middle of the road. But there was still a special surprise coming

 

[Fuscus]

I really didn't expect to see this guy crossing the road.
All the photos here were taken over about an hour. I excitedly did the same route the next night and saw nothing

 

[hodges]

Love the De Vi's has some nice light colours, you sure would realize its not a stimsoni once you take a tag :lol:

Nice variation of snakes in this trip, well from what i have seen in your other thread's

 

[Jarden]

Nice pics as always fuscus was the gecko the supprise? lol all the tention !! i was expecting a croc lolz

 

[ryanharvey1993]

nice asper, I am now guessing western, northish qld somewhere

 

[Acrochordus]

Sweet pic's, Love that De Vis and the Asper.
Thanks for posting Tim.

 

[jordo]

Looks like a successful night, and top pics!

 

[melgalea]

if ur ever bored, u can take me herping fuscus. lol
mel

 

[mark83]

nice pics

 

[DanTheMan]

Looks like you had a very successful trip Fuscus!

Also a tip for next time, the best way to define a python from an elapid is to let it bite you and see what happens.

 

[itbites]

Nice finds!

mistaking a python for a ven lucky you realized in time lol

 

[saratoga]

Great night but quite a night drive Fuscus...how many kms do you rack up?

Must be quite a few to get into Devis and Asper country from the sunshine coast.....5-600km for the night?

 

[Nephrurus]

I was just thinking that saratoga. Great post though. Those Snapping frogs are beauties.

-H

 

[raged]

Asper looks awsome!