We got up early today to make our way to The Pinnacles, a spectacular and eerie series of rock formations near the coastal town of Cervantes.

The eerie rock formations that make up The Pinnacles

I’d heard that there was a healthy tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) population in the lakes around Perth. We headed to a nearby lake early today to try to find some tigers.

The view of Perth CBD from a local lake

A sign warning park-goers of the numerous tiger snakes to be found in the area. We found [...]

After an early start and an uneventful drive we arrived at Brisbane airport. We’d checked in online the previous day, and when we presented our printed boarding passes to the hostess at the gate they weren’t accepted. We had to go and see the guy at the ticketing counter. After a bit of faffing around [...]

Alecia and I are heading to Perth, Western Australia, tomorrow. We’ve got ten days together, then Alecia heads to Africa for a 7-month stint on a mongoose research project. After she leaves I’m heading up north to Shark Bay, Exmouth and the Pilbara to find some reptiles.