hey mate - not sure if my reply came through, here's the short version:
car almost ran over him when i spotted him, as he was lying in the middle of the rd, I stopped and moved him, which understandably, ticked him off a bit. ( no-one likes being moved from a nice warm spot ), walked into bush a bit and then put him on a rock to take photos, so the lense in his face probably got on his nerves too. all in all though, better a slightly ticked off snake, than a dead one in the middle of the rd
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I wish we could keep tortoises. I had one as a kid awesome little guys. So stubborn and determined once they get an idea in their heads.
yeah tortoises are great, they have a heap of personality which you wouldn't expect. We have a big one, about 95-105 years old and she's awesome! Pet hate : people calling tortoises ...turtles and vice versa haha!
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just out of curiosity, the striped python with the dark head? Woma?
And the brown snake, I got that pic in the grasslands surrounding Barrington Tops - would that be a "brown snake". I guess I have answered this question, but good to hear your thoughts.