pigysus
Not so new Member
Hi All
I'm lucky to live on a 50 acre bush block in the Clarence river catchment area. It;s reasonably remote, 50 k to Tenterfield and 75 to Casino. Dry sclerophyll forest with some wet gullies and rainforest. very little industry in the area nowadays, formerly minng, timber and cattle. mines all closed, timber business minimal and most of the large cattle enterprises broken up and sub divided for greenies, tree huggers and retirees.
I would like to develop a casual interest in the local reptile wildlife into something a bit more serious. it's not that I'd like to keep snakes or lizards but I'd like to know what is on my patch in more detail and perhaps keep some kind of record of sightings. I'm not silly enough to go around poking sticks into holes, there are enough stories around here about snake bites to keep me sensible.
Are there any field "herpers" around this area to give me some guidelines on how to start,
carpets, red bellies, browns and are reasonably common. beardies, lace monitors and water dragons also. I believe (I hope) I have a whip snake of some description eating all the frogs in my fish pond currently. the option is a young brown which would be less welcome. i've only seen brief glance of it disapearing into rock. A couple of other snakes that I could only guess at as well as a good number of smaller geckos, skinks and dragons.
Ted
I'm lucky to live on a 50 acre bush block in the Clarence river catchment area. It;s reasonably remote, 50 k to Tenterfield and 75 to Casino. Dry sclerophyll forest with some wet gullies and rainforest. very little industry in the area nowadays, formerly minng, timber and cattle. mines all closed, timber business minimal and most of the large cattle enterprises broken up and sub divided for greenies, tree huggers and retirees.
I would like to develop a casual interest in the local reptile wildlife into something a bit more serious. it's not that I'd like to keep snakes or lizards but I'd like to know what is on my patch in more detail and perhaps keep some kind of record of sightings. I'm not silly enough to go around poking sticks into holes, there are enough stories around here about snake bites to keep me sensible.
Are there any field "herpers" around this area to give me some guidelines on how to start,
carpets, red bellies, browns and are reasonably common. beardies, lace monitors and water dragons also. I believe (I hope) I have a whip snake of some description eating all the frogs in my fish pond currently. the option is a young brown which would be less welcome. i've only seen brief glance of it disapearing into rock. A couple of other snakes that I could only guess at as well as a good number of smaller geckos, skinks and dragons.
Ted