Before it got too warm today I went for a bit of a stroll around some grasslands in Melbourne......makes a nice change from along the river. I had hoped that by targeting some grasslands I might be able to photograph a Brown Snake.....but what did I spot first up...... this nice Tiger Snake basking.....pretty wary...he flattened out a little and took off into some rocks before I could get any closer for a photo.
I also came across a couple of Bluetongues....one dissapeared into some rocks...this one was quite content to lay right out in the open.
And this one had been laying out in he open far too long!!
Then I found what I came for....if you look carefully in the grass you can see a Brown Snake loosely coiled.
As it wasn't too hot, I managed to catch him as he tried to move to cover, and moved him a few metres away to try and get some photos. He was quite cooperative. It's been a very long time since I've come across a Common Brown Snake for a photo opportunity so I was glad he was fairly cooperative.
Probably best to do this with a friend in future....am looking forward to my partner coming back to give me a hand. Trying to concentrate through the lens it can be very hard to judge how close the snake is which can be quite scary!!
Anyhow I'm happy with the photos but still lots of room for improvement...just hope I don't have to wait so long until I see another Brown Snake. Will have to try the more open grassy country a bit more often!
And finally a shot of some native Kangaroo grass.
I also came across a couple of Bluetongues....one dissapeared into some rocks...this one was quite content to lay right out in the open.
And this one had been laying out in he open far too long!!
Then I found what I came for....if you look carefully in the grass you can see a Brown Snake loosely coiled.
As it wasn't too hot, I managed to catch him as he tried to move to cover, and moved him a few metres away to try and get some photos. He was quite cooperative. It's been a very long time since I've come across a Common Brown Snake for a photo opportunity so I was glad he was fairly cooperative.
Probably best to do this with a friend in future....am looking forward to my partner coming back to give me a hand. Trying to concentrate through the lens it can be very hard to judge how close the snake is which can be quite scary!!
Anyhow I'm happy with the photos but still lots of room for improvement...just hope I don't have to wait so long until I see another Brown Snake. Will have to try the more open grassy country a bit more often!
And finally a shot of some native Kangaroo grass.