Quote:
Originally Posted by gary
I know what you mean about them not slithering away in a hurry.
About two years back on an afternoon walk here in the neighbouring
Kuring-Gai Chase National Park I had one of those "whoa there!" moments
when I encountered one laying on the track a few steps in front of me.
The first momentary thought that goes through the brain is that it is
just a big chubby skink like a Blue Tongue. He took his time to move away.
|
I nearly trod on one in Gibralter Ra NP (nth NSW) one summer night. I only had the tilly (kero) lantern on. I walked up the side of the car to put something away and somehow spotted the tail sticking out from under the car. When it eventually left it ran into our tent and half-circumnavigated it before disappearing into the bush. If the door had been open we would have had a snake in the tent. Thankfully the first rule of the tent is 'the door shall never be open unless someone is entering or leaving'.