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For anyone who knows me, it is well understood that me and these reptiles are friends. And, in case anyone cares, as far as I am concerned, all snakes are poisonous!
This is Chris's first reptile, Fred. Fred now dominates an entire bedroom and is huge. Fred also wasn't socialized properly and now would love nothing more than to kill human.
Usually found along waterways, and when threatened they will dive in, and stay submerged for up to 1/2 hr.
Armadale Reptile Centre - what a great place! Every possible conceivable Australian reptile, and most can be easily photographed, either through glass, or bars large enough to poke your lens. Run by Klaas and Mieke Gaikhorst "who over the past 30 years have seen many reptiles needlessly killed due to people's lack of knowledge and understanding of them. Their aim is to educate visitors about our native animals with special attention to reptiles, both venomous and non-venomous ..." You will get to hold some, watch Barney and Billy (two 2.5 metre boa constrictors) eat dead rats, and familiarise yourself with the dreaded tiger snakes, dugites, death adders, gwardars and mulga snakes. Highly recommended it, but take a packed lunch.
These semi-aquatic turtles occupy slow-moving sections of Trinidad's rivers and coastal swamplands. This particular individual has taken up residence in an abandoned cistern. Arima Valley, Trinidad.
This ,6m.long,30kg. snake was hungry and try to swallow the leg of Golan, who runs the reptile house in matzuva
A 'Roadguard' or "Road Guarder" snake (Conophis lineatus) feeding on a toad (Bufo luetkenii) - Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste Region, Costa Rica.
The Roadguard is a mildly venoumous (rear-fanged) colubrid. It is considered a lizard prey specialist though is known to take frogs/toads in captivity. As evidenced by this photograph series, at least one individual will feed on a toad in the wild.