deadlines to meet and couldn’t stay
too long, but it was nice having the
chance to hunt for the bustard!
Once we returned to the homestead
and had some lunch I went over to
the lab to do some work on a presen-
tation I was giving the following
day. But about ten minutes later a
student came rushing in saying there
was a snake… and with that I was
off. A few students had been sitting
in the outdoor common area having
afternoon tea when a beautiful
Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja
textilis) had come right past them –
obviously searching for some shade
to escape the heat. Most were
spooked, but a few were absolutely
stoked and followed the snake to
take photos.
Shortly after we had left the snake to
go on its merry way, a student came
running over with a herp that
everyone is familiar with; a Central
Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps).
So far, the only beardies I’d seen
had all been dead - most notably the
half-mummified one outside the
front of my accommodation. So it
was a welcome change to finally see
on that was alive. As many people
know, I’m generally uninterested in
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