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I accidentally stepped over this Western Crowned Snake as I walked near the start of the small harbour breakwall at Albany Whaling Station Museum recently. Luckily they are apparently not aggressive and prefer to escape rather than attack and he wriggled away onto the rock platform near the edge of the ocean below me and I was able to safely photograph him from above. I would say about 70-80cm long although the references I have seen suggest to 70cm maximum except on some of the offshore islands where they apparently can grow a bit larger. I am not sure if they are venomous or not but apparently this snake is not considered a risk to humans as long as they are allowed to go on their way.
I had 2 near misses with snakes on this trip, having another close shave in Kings Park in Perth.

Thanks to abbt1947 for the ID.Appreciated.

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES

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Family : Alligatoridae

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Alligator

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It's been a while since I've seen a baby wallaby so close up from my kitchen window, just 4 m away. He/she was totally oblivious to my presence and munched away on the grass (that needed mowing urgently).
At certain times of the year the mothers bring their young to the lawns around our house, a protected quiet area and also because we don't have dogs or cats. Sometimes we have up to 10 wallabies present, though after the 2019 devastating bush fires their numbers dropped away significantly. It looks like their numbers have begun to recover.
The mothers are very aware we mean them no harm and will usually allow you to walk past them at a distance of around 10 metres. The males however are much more skittish and hop away soon after they see us.
Apart from bushfires the biggest threat to our wallaby population is unrestrained dogs and urban expansion, including roads and vehicles which can kill dozens of wallabies across the region in a week.

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Here is a great group called Interpretive Signs.
The group is designed for travellers who sometimes don't have time to absorb all the information on interpretive signs so like me photograph the sign for reading later.

My "Interpretive Sign" photos are - HERE

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