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THE LITTLE FILE SNAKE EXTRAVAGANZA
When Reid Newell rang the other night and asked me if I’d like hook up with the Cairns boys (Dylan Morley and Nathan) and go looking for a Little File Snake that night, deep inside a muddy mangrove swamp (along with hordes of mozzies, sandflies, the odd bull shark and saltwater croc thrown in), I just asked him, “well, where do I sign?”
Later that night, while we were all head-torching within the mangroves, and with the incessant bellowing of an irate resident threatening to call the coppers if we did not piss off- ringing in our ears, I heard Nathan calmly say- "I’ve got one!" The lady continued her ranting and while I couldn't see her through the inky blackness, I could just tell she was blue in the face..
We all were so elated with this beautiful snake that the myriad insect bites, stinking mud coverage and each being labelled a sex offender was needless to say, completely worth it!
So here we have a few portrait images of one absolutely stunning Little File Snake (Achrochordus granulatus). I hope you enjoy this amazing snake as much as we did!
With the Canon 5D IV and the vintage Leica R Series APO Macro Elmarit 100/2.8 from the late 1980's. FNQ, Australia.
Filés d'arbres au soleil couchant.
Photo prise à l'île de la Bathelasse au soleil couchant.
Le soleil semblait une boule de feu orangé qui apporte ici la couleur du fond.
One of the selling-points of cars like this was that it must be able to drive it with a hat on, as demonstrated here by Kim.... even for me (6 foot 6) there is enough headroom in this car, something what is mostly not the case in modern cars!