Pseudechis porphyriacus

2 Red-bellied Black Snake at The Pinnacle

Pseudechis porphyriacus at The Pinnacle - 30 Nov 2023
Pseudechis porphyriacus at The Pinnacle - 30 Nov 2023
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Pseudechis porphyriacus 30 Nov 2023 wombey
Pseudechis porphyriacus 30 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Pseudechis porphyriacus 30 Nov 2023 sangio7

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Apprehensive about being caught out in the open trying to catch some feeble sun on a cool day, but docile.

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AlisonMilton wrote:
   30 Nov 2023
@sangio7 Warren, Doesn't look so docile to me :-)
sangio7 wrote:
   30 Nov 2023
If it was up in the strike position like that, no. But I've seen one before flattening its neck to look threatening while moving away from me (sighting 3391505). In that case it was quite cold so it was moving very slowly. In this case I think it was also feeling pretty cold and had come out onto the slashed track to try to get some sun. But it didn't move, apart from raising its head a few cm off the ground and looking around while I took the photos - the distance shot first and then moving around in front of it (at a safe distance) for the close up (via zoom lens). Not at all threatening.

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  • 30 Nov 2023 03:26 PM Recorded on
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