Manly Dam wildlife


stevebaker's picture

By stevebaker - Posted on 20 May 2011

Snapped on a lunchtime lap today. Not a particularly scary beast, but well positioned across the track! I would've thought most of these fellas would be bunking down for the winter - this guy just couldn't resist a nice sunny day.

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pancakes's picture

Looks like a red bellied black snake. Nice find!

hawkeye's picture

Jacojoco and I encountered one having a slurp from a puddle at Cascades the other week. Didn't seem in a great rush to leave when we turned up, in fact it was pretty relaxed. I've got video of it on my laptop I'll post up once I can get the Contour Storyteller software to stop crashing.

I almost ran over one last weekend up at Kiwarrak - that one was moving a bit more quickly.

Floydo's picture

I live at the edge of LCNP, been riding there for the last 5 years, never seen a snake. Last weekend riding solo , red bell black just lying in the center of the track, just up from from the concrete bike path heading up towards Epping.

hawkeye's picture

Seen more snakes in the last 6 weeks than the last 4 years combined.

Flynny's picture

Some sunshine after the wet summer combine with an abundance of things for them too eat has them out and about

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