Photographing the Dangerously Venomous Tiger Snake!

I have already previously written a blog entry about photographing dangerously venomous snakes so I won’t go into the ins and outs of that again – but I will reiterate that I am a professional snake handler and the methods I employ are not to be tried by just anyone. That should pretty much go […]

ROADTRIP!!!

A mate from Brisbane decided to visit so we could go on an epic roadtrip recently! And what a trip it was!! Unfortunately there was next to no reptiles as the weather wasn’t really working for us, and most reptiles seem to have gone into brumation early with the cooler months upon us. But it […]

Inches from Death!

To show that every precaution goes into photographing relocated highly venomous snakes, I’ve added this set-up image to the thread so you understand that while I’m close to a potentially fatal situation knowing snake behaviour and ecology is vital when getting this close to a dangerously venomous individual. HIDE BOX: Snakes don’t like being out in […]

Cheeky Beardie!

Super stoked to find this NW variant of the Dwarf bearded dragon (Pogona minor mitchelli) and a cracking looking lizard too! And one I believe that’s better looking than it’s southern cousin! Like most dragons, they’re omnivores but also like to nip human fingers too apparently! We were actually photographing a Mulga snake when I […]

Long Drive for a Spotty Frog!

Some might call it crazy to head out East from home for about 500km for a frog and in fact you are probably right! We didn’t actually travel all that way for a single frog species, we were after an endangered snake species too. But unfortunately that wasn’t meant to be…….. So Scott and I […]

Launch Control!

With the impending “cyclone” heading our way and all the cyclone prep we’re having to do onsite for what is now a non-event, it was good to get a call from a mate in town that runs Hedland Snake Removal. He sent through a picture of a medium sized snake in front of some white […]

Pale Intrusion

On New Year’s Eve I received a phonecall from a stressed out home owner in the outer regions of Mandurah advising that she just came back inside her house to find a snake slithering around in her laundry room! I jumped into the car and headed out to the address. I arrived to find her […]

Good Tidings!

I slept most of Christmas day due to being on nightshift at work – I woke to a great Christmas dinner on site though – the chefs had really outdone themselves this year with a great feast! On my first run around camp checking up on things, I noticed something small and stripy on the […]

It’s Been a Pretty Darn Good Year!

2017 was always going to be the year I take a bit of a hiatus from landscape photography and set my focus toward wildlife – specifically animals that were scaled and fork tongued side of things. My shift to wildlife photography was a personal choice, as my interest had always been in wildlife and living, […]

The Overlooked King

As far as dragon lizards go, these aren’t really the prettiest we have in Australia. But what they lack in good looks they make up for in spades with character! The Long-nosed dragon (Amphibolurus longirostris) is quite common through Australia’s arid region and interior. Very common were there’s human habitation. Specifically mining camps. Ours is […]