Imbil State Forest

[Fuscus]

Went for a day trip to the Imbil State Forest, its inland from Noosa, to try out the new lens. Pretty amazing trip, saw five live snakes ( 4 on the trip ) but only one condescended to being photoed, a little small-eyed snake, a real cutie

 

[jase75]

Awesome pics Wat other snakes did u see?

 

[Fuscus]

Also saw this guy A. verreauxii. For the species He was huge, I'm used to seeing this in gardens but this guy was over 30cm - he even bit me. And I think I did him a favor, he was co habituating with three huge cane toads

 

[Fuscus]

and a couple of frogs, the brown guy is a tusked frog Adelotus brevis. That was my only shot of him, he jumped and disappeared intil surprisingly short grass. There was also heaps of very large tadpoles in the creeks properlyMixophyes fasciolatus

 

[Fuscus]

and a few non herps using the 500mm lens. Strangely the vast majority of fish seen there were natives, blue-eyes and rainbows - last time I was up there it was full of sword-tails. These creeks flow into the Mary river

 

[Fuscus]

Awesome pics Wat other snakes did u see?

2 possible keel backs ( swimming ) and a yellow-faced whip snake.

However, the best sighting was one crossing the road near Bli-Bli. I had three motor bikes and a ute right behind me when I saw the animal right in the worst spot. However he was very sharp-eyed, nervous and fast, very fast, and bolted off the road. About two meters, brown with a paler head (HINT - Loads of sugar-cane in the area).

 

[jase75]

Oh nice . Its a shame u didnt get a chance to get some pics of him.

 

[smacdonald]

About two meters, brown with a paler head (HINT - Loads of sugar-cane in the area).

Must have been a keelback.


Stewart

 

[jase75]

Ha Ha Yes Mate thats definatley a keelback !!!!!!!

 

[Fuscus]

I think it was a bit "hot" for a keelback. Incidentally there has been a couple of large fires in the area so another field trip is booked in for Saturday

 

[CassM]

Love the small eyed snake, they're gorgeous!

Great pics!

 

[moloch05]

It would be nice to have those verreauxii in the garden! I loved the rainbows as well. Are they common in the creeks up your way? I have only seen them in FNQ.

Regards,
David

 

[Fuscus]

It would be nice to have those verreauxii in the garden!
David

Move to QLD

I loved the rainbows as well. Are they common in the creeks up your way? I have only seen them in FNQ.

Regards,
David

The rainbows are common in certain areas. Where there are introduced fish (especially gambisa ) they are rare to non-existant

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Thats a nice small eyed and the pic of the verreaxe's skink is amazing marc.
Ive never even seen one like that in the wild .
I love that he bit you,lol.
Great pics
Very cool