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My husband Nathan (NathBig) and I are keen wildlife spotters! We also rescue and rehabilitate native reptiles.
Queensland, Australia
Sign In to followWow, you found an ID, well done! My flower pics came out nicely, I'll post one soon.
Wow, he's a stunner.
Wow, that is a seriously cute echidna. It looks fluffy!! I had no idea that Tassie echidnas were different to our mainland ones. Great spotting and info. : )
This is absolutely stunning. It looks like it's in snow... and I'm guessing nothing could be further from the truth since you're in the Kimberley somewhere! Just gorgeous. I hope I see one of these one day.
I think it's a White-spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii). Here are some links - take a look and see what you think.
http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/snakes/...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiga_drapi...
http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag15...
http://mahawikan.files.wordpress.com/201...
http://mygreenspace.nparks.gov.sg/wp-con...
PS The second shot is AMAZING.
That is a beautiful snake. I hope you find an ID.
Hi Carolyn. I have asked around and done some research, and I believe your grub is an Emperor Gum Moth caterpillar (Opodiphthera eucalypti). These caterpillars are large, beautiful and colourful but I think pink ones are unusual. I have found some pictures of pink ones but they are all in New Zealand where the moth has been introduced. I have included some links here for you if you'd like to take a look. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opodiphther...
http://www.naturespic.com/NewZealand/ima...
http://www.naturespic.com/NewZealand/ima...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-ne...
This one is from a blog by a primary school class in NZ - they hatched the caterpillars themselves. http://room15cts.blogspot.com.au/