I spent the easter long weekend (+ a few extra days) out at winton, and though I didn't have time to specifically go herping, I still came across quite a few critters!
At least 4 different stimsons pythons can be found around the house anytime after dark. They seemed to hang around in 'set' areas, and I could keep finding the same individuals in 'their' places every night- These sites seemed to be where a lot of frogs congregated, and the stimmys frequently fed on these frogs as you can see from the pictures.
Stimsons 1;
Stimsons #2; this big guy (the biggest of the 4 I found) was in a difficult spot and quickly went into hiding once I found him. I could have caught him and taken more photos, but didn't want to harass it
Stimsons #3; this guy looked like it had tried to go into a small space and got stuck, and when it tried to get back out it tore some of the skin on the right side of its neck, and its belly. At first it looked like there may have been splinters under the skin, however I checked these and it appears as though the skin just rolled back up on itself. Hopefully this fella heals up
Stimsons 4
A black headed python found dead on the road...
Another black headed python- fortunately this guy was alive, but I had to get him off the road quickly because there were cars coming in both directions (far enough away that I could safely get him off the road). This guy was so defensive/aggressive! As soon as I stepped out of the car, he immediately tried to strike, was hissing etc. No great photos of it, as I was in a hurry to get back home and as I said, he was rather defensive
Other animals;
Flock of corellas
Scenery
Sunrise on the way to mustering some sheep
At least 4 different stimsons pythons can be found around the house anytime after dark. They seemed to hang around in 'set' areas, and I could keep finding the same individuals in 'their' places every night- These sites seemed to be where a lot of frogs congregated, and the stimmys frequently fed on these frogs as you can see from the pictures.
Stimsons 1;
Stimsons #2; this big guy (the biggest of the 4 I found) was in a difficult spot and quickly went into hiding once I found him. I could have caught him and taken more photos, but didn't want to harass it
Stimsons #3; this guy looked like it had tried to go into a small space and got stuck, and when it tried to get back out it tore some of the skin on the right side of its neck, and its belly. At first it looked like there may have been splinters under the skin, however I checked these and it appears as though the skin just rolled back up on itself. Hopefully this fella heals up
Stimsons 4
A black headed python found dead on the road...
Another black headed python- fortunately this guy was alive, but I had to get him off the road quickly because there were cars coming in both directions (far enough away that I could safely get him off the road). This guy was so defensive/aggressive! As soon as I stepped out of the car, he immediately tried to strike, was hissing etc. No great photos of it, as I was in a hurry to get back home and as I said, he was rather defensive
Other animals;
Flock of corellas
Scenery
Sunrise on the way to mustering some sheep
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