Tiger eating shingleback in wild

[user 270]

So much for what I was told as a kid on the farm. "If you have bobtails (shinglebacks) around, you don't have any snakes around." We had brown and tiger snakes at Toolondo (30 miles SSW of Horsham).


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Wombat.

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[westaussie]

If it was at moore river it would be Tiliqua rugosa rugosa.

are you positive it was a tiger ? Hard to tell in those pics.

 

[westaussie]

Jonathon - your pics are a Dugite.

 

[Jonathon]

Do some adult dugites have banding? The one in my pictures has faint banding although those pictures I posted don't show it too well. I have a few other pics I will post up here tomorrow.

 

[westaussie]

Yea mate - many dugites have banding (usually faded) and that pic is definately a dugite.
I have known of many cases of dugites eating bobtails.
Have not heard of a tiger eating one yet.
but it wouldnt surprise me.

 

[Jonathon]

I've seen some dugites with banding before although I think the bands were further apart or maybe not. Anyway thanks for the identification!