Just a "G'day Mate!"

[reptileparadise]

Hi guys!
We've been in Australia for tree weeks now and this is such a cool country! I've got way to much to tell you guys, but that can wait till later...Its picture time...
Allright...here we go...
It will be something like 25 pictures (not to bad, since I've taken a couple of thousand...)
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallvisarend.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallvaranusgiganteus.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallrainbowlorikeet.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallparkietalicesprings.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallifthefall.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallgallah.jpg

[reptileparadise]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallUluru.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Smallskink.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/butterflysmall.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallwallibi.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallrainbowkiwi.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallposinguluru.jpg

[reptileparadise]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallduifjes.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Smallvogelspin.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Smallsoldiercrab.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/SmallDaintreerainforest.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/sleepykoalasmall.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/RiverfireBrisbaneSmall.jpg

[reptileparadise]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Jpegblauwtongsmall.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Goldengaytimesmall.jpg

Allright, and what are we seeing?
Uhm, n random order, Galah, bleu tongue skink, wallabi, icecream, ayersrock with me (the tall one) and Michiel (classmate), rainbow lorikeets, pigeons, soldiercrabs (litteraly millions of them on some beaches)

[enigma200316]

Very kool pics, love the birds and the bluetongue, thanks for sharing....:)

[Garter_Gertie]

Ayers Rock! Knew it the minute I saw it! SO COOLER! I want a couple pair o'the birds - GORGEOUS!!!

Can you get a picture of the red spider that hangs around toilets and can KILL you?

[jitami]

Great pictures! Thanks so much for sharing them!

[Kevin_is_a_herper12]

OMG....amazing. I plan to live in Australia once I graduate from college as a herpetologist. =D

[crzy_kevo]

amazing pictures love the sign for the crocs and the golden gaytime what a great name lol

[anji1971]

Wonderful pictures!
Looks like a beautiful place -- thanks for sharing!:)

[ssssnakeluvr]

awesome pics!!! I would love to go there!!!!!

[Snaky]

Great pictures, Sjoerd. That is truly a dream vacation!
I just need to go there once in my life :)

[infernalis]

My favorite photo...Thanks and take more:D

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallvaranusgiganteus.jpg

[Gijs & Sabine]

Great pictures, Sjoerd !! I can't get enough of them :D
I want to go back there sooo badly when seeing all this.
Enjoy the rest of your time there :)

[GartersRock]

Cool pics!! Thanks for posting!! I really like:
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smallvaranusgiganteus.jpg

[reptileparadise]

Thanks guys!
I think you mean the "redback" with the red snake in the toilet that can kill you.
Yup, we found one in the wild. Actually under the first rock we flipped over!
The dessert was way to cold for cool species. 15 celcius during the day and 4 at night. I wouldnt be active if I was a reptile...


The perentie is by far the best looking Goanna in the world!

Sabine, Im sure you'll be here again sometime. Maybe even to check out the Dendrelaphis! They look SO much like garters. I'm really thinking outbout looking for them when I get back.

I'll be sorting tru my photo's sometime this week. Just to see if I can update a bit more. We still have to visit Steve Irwins zoo. Only 40 kilometers from here :D

Cheers guys!

[reptileparadise]

Allright then. This is where we have ourt internship

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Alma%20park%20zoo/almaentrancesmall.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Alma%20park%20zoo/Smallalmaparkzoo.jpg
Outside enclosure
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Alma%20park%20zoo/smalllace.jpg
they are everywhere!
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Alma%20park%20zoo/smallwater.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Alma%20park%20zoo/smallbitesign.jpg
And the exit, really cool with the rainforest look!
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Alma%20park%20zoo/almaexitsmall.jpg

[Gijs & Sabine]

Doesn't look too bad to spend some time :D
Have fun there, Sjoerd and keep us posted if you have some time;)

[drache]

so jealous . . .
thanks for the great pics
have a great time

[CrazyHedgehog]

Wow, Sjeord just wow and more wow...
I am so jealous...well apart from that huge spider... you can keep them!:eek:
Hope you have a wonderful internship!!

[adamanteus]

Nice pictures, Sjoerd... loads more to come, I hope?
I especially like the Perentie pic also, was that a captive specimen?

[reptileparadise]

Thanks guys!

Yep James, sadly it was captive...I would have loved to see a wild one, but it just was to damn cold... Ah well...there's always a next time :D

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

Amazing pictures! My nephew and his girlfriend (both from Germany) were just in Australia via the backpackers' work visa deal (work a month, travel a month...). I hope to post some of their pics on HumboldtHerps soon.

Steve

[reptileparadise]

Awesome, can't wait to see some of their pictures! What area's did they visit?

[reptileparadise]

I got bored of writing my report so I started resizing some pictures again.
After some good rainfall, these guys will jump around in the livingroom.
Common green tree frog (?)
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/commongreentreefrogsmall.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/DSC_0006.jpg

A Huntsman. Awesome spiders!
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Huntsman.jpg

A jellyfish.
Haven't seen any box jellyfish yet, but we'll be heading down the beach this weekend, so who knows!
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/jellyfishsmall.jpg

A young Mudcrab. At this size the pinching starts to hurt a bit. Its said they become ' dangerous' when their backsheild reaches 15 cm.
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Mudcrabsmall.jpg

More rainbow lorikeets...
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/rainbowsmall.jpg

[reptileparadise]

A small millipede. All curled up.
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/smalloproller.jpg

Some kind of weird spiderhole. A tube with a leaf glued to the end of it. Not to sure on this one.
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/spinnenhuissmall.jpg

And to end this nature series...A nice waterfall on Mount Glorious.
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/wtaervalsmall.jpg

[reptileparadise]

And then for something completely different!
I'm not to sure on the colors of these pictures. I photoshopped a bit and I'm viewing them on a stoneage monitor (the good old times...)

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Riverfire/riverfioresmall4.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Riverfire/riverfire1small.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Riverfire/riverfiresmall2.jpg

[Lori P]

Looooove the pics... adore that purple crab!!! :-) Thanks soooo much for sharing!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

awww cute crab!!! love the birds too:D great pics!!!!:D

[jitami]

More great pictures!!! I'm so jealous :) I think Australian tourism will be up a bit because of your posts :)

[reptileparadise]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Australia%20zoo/DSC_0317.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Australia%20zoo/DSC_0304.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Australia%20zoo/DSC_0076.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Australia%20zoo/DSC_0037.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Australia%20zoo/DSC_0017.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Australia%20zoo/DSC_0167.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Nice pictures. :) What the hell is going on in that last one? :D

Which zoo is it, by the way?

[Lori P]

Yeah-- that last one needs some explaining!!

Great pics, again!

[ssssnakeluvr]

:D
Which zoo is it, by the way?

I am guessig that is Steve Irwin's Crocoseum.....

[Stefan-A]

I am guessig that is Steve Irwin's Crocoseum.....
That would have been my guess, too, but you never know. ;)

[reptileparadise]

Oops, I thought I wrote it somewhere...But yes, Its australia zoo

No idea what the snakeys are doing in that picture. They where venomous snakes, not gartersnakes, so they're probably just being crazy :D

[Snake lover 3-25]

woa!!! neat!!!:D