Nice job !Let’s see if others can spot it too!

Hey ya, it's anAmethystine python😉

Desert oak seedpod:)

I was a bit late but thanks

Thanks for the sympathy and may the hunting go well for you into the future.

Really glad you found it of use and thanks for taking the time to comment. Keep me posted on whether these tips worked for you, cheers.

@@ChristianLiebenberg-st6hn yes:)

Thanks! Spencer’s monitors are incredible creatures-so lucky to have spotted a few! Have you seen them in the wild too?

@@brother-nature7365 No i come from Germany

They’re pretty special to spot in the wild. If you ever visit Australia, they’re definitely worth looking out for! If you ever plan a trip to Australia and need tips on where to spot them, feel free to reach out. Happy to help!:)

@@horusachilleschannel5554 they’re awesome arent they ?

Yep there's a lot of fake over dramatized nonsense out there, having said that though they're not easy to handle and are still sharp but once you spread the load across your hands their fine.

Wow mate and thanks for your support it means a lot! I can't say there's any one place as you're talking about a very large country with an even larger number of different biomes. I guess in part that's a bit of a reason I do what I do here, its definitely one of my aims to bring more awareness. I gather you're after the more intellectual scientific material as well which tends to cost. You may wish to try Wolrdatlas, Csiro, Inat, Atlas of living Australia. I think however you'll have more luck hunting more specific topics. There's numerous Fb groups you could join but it's hard to suggest books until you want a certain topic, outside of the Feild guides. If think of anything else, I'll get back to you mate.

G'day Cal, is that short for Callum by any chance? We here in Oz love to abbreviate names and my brother happens to be called Callum so we just love to call him Cal all the time. Sorry for the late reply but I've been on an awesome sailing adventure for the last couple weeks. You're absolutely right, that was the point I was trying to get across and yes it works with many Lizards but certainly not all. Only a small number of larger species will actually approach whilst you're there or close by, however most species will be distracted/curious enough for you to sneak up on them as long as you don't make direct eye contact. A technique you'll see me use throughout my episodes, Boyd's forest dragon in the Atherton tablelands episode and Canopy Monitor in the first dry season CYP Iron range episodes come to mind. Another couple of techniques you may wish to try is flicking grasshoppers or small insects into their field of view. Here in the summertime, we get a large fly with a very painful bite called Marsh flies attack us, but I catch them because thankfully they're slow moving and rip a wing off. They'll then buzz around in circles which our Lizards can't ignore. Another is to use a small mirror (works best on males) they obviously see themselves and often want to start a territorial display. Good luck!

Deckboy you'll have to come out with us sometime.

HA, KAREN! Enjoy your paper straw while you save the world.

get a hobby you slacktivist

Don't worry Kate you're forgiven for not having the attention span long enough to realize that this Narcissist was actually saving this python from an almost certain death. If you had of watched and listened long enough you would have discovered that on the cold evening it was, that snake would've lay on that warm road until the next maniac rang it over. You would've also learnt that there was a bushfire it was fleeing which I too saved it from. So, if it's a narcissist I need be to do some good I'll happily wear the title. Having said that, now you've learnt your big girl words how's about you go back to school and learn some manners! I work hard in conservation but also the time it takes to develop "free content "for others to enjoy and promote caring for wildlife, you're welcome and please go ahead and have a lovely day elsewhere. xox

I completely sympathize, I travelled to Indonesia on several occasions to find my first Mandarin fish, only to then find a secret very isolated population on our own house reef back in Airlie beach my hometown. God knows how many times I'd swam over them? and I'll be completely honest the footage from both episodes was from probably 4or5 separate outings. The power of editing hey! None the less, Portland roads was an absolutely terrific place to explore with a wealth of top-notch species. Also, if you ever happen to visit the Whitsundays let us know I can give you some reliable spots for both Pyjama and bobtails. Thats assuming you're not on the other side of the planet, either way don't be shy and I'm glad you enjoyed watching, thanks.

I did about 1.5k dives in Indonesia (mainly muck diving) took maybe 50k stills and hours of video, but the first Pyjama Squid i saw in... Nelson Bay....(beside some cool hairy frogfish). Life is strange. Yes, unfortunately i am from the other side of the planet- but will be back soon. But not for diving- i will go spotlighting in the Atherton tablelands for the second time - hence thanks for your tips on "how to find gliders"! I will try to practice whatyoutoughtthere, but still it's easier for me to find critters below the surface... i will try to change this! Thanks again for sharing your encouraging footage, above or under water!

Sounds like we've got a lot in common. When are you intending on coming back? It just so happens we're on the Atherton Tablelands until August and I be more than happy to show you around, I'd be able to show you where I shot the Glider episode and a lot of what's in my tablelands episode too. We love sharing and networking with like minded naturalists. Feel free to friend request or pm me @ facebook.com/dougal.gillman.3/ and we can talk further.

Hi Dougal, that would be awsome - unfortunately i avoid social media so i have no fb/insta whatever accounts - i try to figuere out, if i could contact you a different way.... best regards!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Cheers mate, it's really appreciated that you took the time to say G'day.

Oooh reptile lovers drama. Weird guys getting upset at other weird guys for not being weird enough.

thanks Max, we are conscious of the point you're trying to make but A:we're not always in national parks. B:my tongs are soft touch silicon. C: its not illegal to run stuff over yet it is to save stuff off roads. I know this taipan was safely off the road yet I'm simply trying to create awareness of these animals being not out to kill us all, I think you could agree with that. As for my lack of responsible handling, permits and ect. what do you know of my experience? Do we know each other? The locals have youtube channels of them hunting and killing the same wildlife and its called traditional hunting, where's the difference?

Glad you're enjoying it so far, more to come of course.

Same here thank you 🙏

Thankyou so much for your support, I really appreciate you taking your precious time to comment. More coming Friday.

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment as I really appreciate the constructive feedback and it's been completely noted. I'm a self-taught editing noobie (with so much yet to learn) and what I hear through my headphones sounds so different once exported. I try and play the finished product over multiple devises to iron those sorts of errors out but seem to be missing something still. Thanks again and please don't hesitate to touch base with me in the future regarding issues you come across. Big cheers from Oz.

I'll confess I had absolutely no idea what you were talking about, so I googled it and now I get it and see why you thought so lol.

@@brother-nature7365 absolutely amazing video though, as someone who is soon to be a marine biology student it's just eye candy, and looking forward for more.

Appreciate you taking the time to comment and hope to hear from you again soon.

Thankyou for the kind words and I'm super glad you could appreciate it.

Glad you enjoyed it but keep an eye out for future episodes I’ve got loads more plus blue tailed monitor coming soon plus so much epic animals. Thanks again

No

Convergent evolution, echidnas are related to the platypus and are monotremes, hedgehogs are spiny shrews and porcupines are rodents

@@greenghoul157 all.the species names sound like magic spell just add adacadbra🤭🤭

I agree, they are very cool snakes with a lot of character.

G'day Max really sorry for the late reply and to answer your question, I carry tools primarily to aid in a speedy retrieval of large elapids off the road. Only 20 odd k's back down the road we had encountered a 6-foot Mulga that had unfortunately been struck, which I felt necessary to humanly finish off. (I'm sure you can imagine how that snake was behaving after being degloved). You see this was just out of Weipa on the main road, busy with road trains six carriages long that can't and don't stop for anything. This little adder refused to be encouraged off the road so out came the tongs. Sorry if by some means you felt we were out of line, just this little guy was feisty and full of character.

Thank you! 😊