It was active on the road at night. I don’t know if it was male or female, and I suspect it was surprised rather than angry (I think I would be too if a two-ton hunk of metal with blinding spotlights came tearing down the road towards me).

Stewart

Hope it wasn’t dead

But it’s so cool to see a species that isn’t endemic, that looks like that. Even better to know it’s illegal to transport Echidnas outside of Australia, since they’re so darn cute. (I think so, anyway, aren’t there strict laws against exporting Australian wildlife?)

– Danielle (Who adores Australia to death.)

I’ve been to The Territory, but I was only there for a few days. You certainly don’t need a 4WD to see amazing places and animals around Australia. A 2WD will get you to many great places. Have a look at my Herping page for more info on finding and photographing reptiles.

Stewart

Love the pics! This is exactly the kind of photography I would like to get into. Have you been up to the Territory at all? I was hoping to head up there next easter to embark on my first attempt at amateur nature photography.
I am, however, a bit lost as to where to go to look for wildlife, particularly herps (and also, particularly geckos, a bit of an obsession of mine!!). Is it best to set out by foot? Or better to go by 4WD? I would love to do a few night walks as well as I believe I will see more herps.. Again, is it better to set out by foot or by 4WD? I’ve been trawling the net for information about this but not found anything useful.

Thanks in advance for your time and help.

Kind regards

Michelle

PS. Re the part in your bio about your PhD.. I know exactly what that’s like, 7 years down the track and I’ve still not finished writing that dreaded thesis!

It was interesting to see the skull of the dead shingleback: I have a shingleback skull with the plates intact over the bone, so I’ve never seen what the bare skull looks like. Now I do!