Red Bellied Black Snake

I was walking up to one of Phillip Island's many rock-like tourist attractions when I nearly stepped on this beast, I was reliably informed that it was a Red Bellied Black snake.

Descriptive dontcha think?

It does actually have a red belly, you just can't see it properly in this photo because I wasn't about to wave it around by its tail whilst shouting "Crikey," that sort of behaviour gets you stabbed in the chest by a stingray.

In case you can't make it out on account of my limited photography skills and unwillingness to actually die, its head is to the top of the picture.

So there ya go, my very first proper Brush With Death. How exciting?

written by  Koala Bear on October 21, 2006 from Cowes, Australia
from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz
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Copperhead, not red belly

written by  barry on September 11, 2016

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