Olive python down by the waterhole
May 23, 2014
Olive python (liasis olivaceus) near waterhole, East Leichhardt River, Mount Isa, QLD
Image credit: Ryan Francis https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanfrancis/
Congratulations to this week’s AG Flickr group member Ryan Francis, for his image, ‘Olive python in habitat’.
Says Ryan, an ecologist working in North West Queensland:
“This image was taken in the East Leichhardt River, North West Queensland. We were undertaking some bi-annual aquatic macro invertebrate monitoring when we spotted the Olive python (liasis olivaceus). The battle scarred reptile was roughly 3 meters in length and appeared to be waiting next to the drying waterhole in hope of its next meal. It was very composed allowing me within a few inches with the wide angle lens.”
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