REPTILE WALK : Saturday 11th November
Eleven of us met at the Staplyton Campground on a pleasantly warm and near windless day. We met David Steane who presented us with reptiles: their variety and habits. Copies of his notes are available on request. He also again recommended the CSIRO’s ‘Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia’ as the current authoritative guide for those who are keep to keep on looking.
He then took us for a walk up the Staplyton Track: a track that was unknown to most of us. The variation in vegetation ranged from woodland through open regrowth (tea tree, banksia, cypress pine and low shrubs) to the rock slopes of the range. Well worth the walk if you have yet to do it.
Unfortunately we only passed an unidentified lizard scurrying under a xanthorrhoea and the sand track of a passing snake.
We did, however, and thanks to Strum, take a moments silence at 11am for Remembrance Day. We returned to lunch at the Campground for our session of multi-discussioning.
Thanks David.
Stumpy Lizards and a Red bellied Black snake – not seen on this walk, but often found in Grampians (Secretary)