Title:

What a Beautiful Baby

Description:

During the wet season my leafy garden at Paluma is a haven for baby brown tree snakes. The y are very common, often found basking on the broad leaves of bromeliads and other foliage. This specimen was only about 30 cm in length and probably quite young. Brown tree snakes lay clutches of 4 to 12 eggs up to twice a year. That's a lot of snakes! The distinctive large doll-eyes are unmistakeable on this specimen. These snakes are nocturnal and older (larger) specimens love hanging about in my laundry - a good excuse for avoiding housework.

Photographer:

Michele Bird