Tootling along the cycleway on the South-West side of the Maylands Peninsula at about 7:30am. Google Map below shows the cycleway (the thin brown path) next to the green park leading to the river:
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On the path just below the large empty block in the center of the map, I looked up to see a largish Dugite spread across three quarters of the path. Given that I'd only just looked up, I was travelling 30+ km/h, I wasn't planning on stopping, and there was a gap, I blew past, and looking back, spied the snake (having been rudely awoken) making a slither for the reeds near the path from which I assume it had come.
I know it was Dugite - its colour and slender head was a giveaway, and I've seen a few in my years living and working in the wheatbelt as a kid and student.
So, a nice reminder that Summer is coming! :)
I decided to check out the Wikipedia site for some info on Dugites, and funnily enough there's a pic of one in the entry - sunning itself on a cyclepath near the Roe Highway, which is in Perth! Small world! Damn, should've snapped a pic! Especially seeing as the one I saw was fairly large - maybe 5 ft?
Wikipedia entry for the Dugite
So, keep your eyes peeled if your cycling along the river in Perth!
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