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Pseudonaja textilis 22 Apr 2025 CarbonAI
Pseudechis porphyriacus 22 Apr 2025 PatrickCampbell2
Unverified 14 Apr 2025 clairesandford

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Black snake with head raised facing the wall of the cutting, beside rail trail.

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   19 Apr 2025
@clairesandford - can the snake be seen in the photo at all?
   21 Apr 2025
The snake was about a kilometre closer to Granya Road than at the rock that was labelled "SLOW". The photo serves the purpose of reminding me of the approximate location. It was exactly where I stopped to find that my rear derailleur had broken. Since I couldn't pedal from there onwards I relied on gravity to travel. I was travelling fast past the snake and didn't stop to take a photo. But a friend returned to get a better look. The snake was between the "SLOW" sign and Granya road.
   22 Apr 2025
Thanks for clarifying that @clairesandford .
It was most probably a Red-bellied Black Snake if it was relatively big and jet black in colour. Roughly how long was it?
   23 Apr 2025
It was definitely black, healthy, about a metre long.

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