[This video was originally hosted on KoldCast TV]
As travellers it is exciting to get up close and personal with local wildlife. But some species are better kept at a distance. We have run this video past a number of professionals, who are largely in disagreement about what kind of snake this really is. About half have said it’s a brown snake, famously known as the second most venomous snake in the world. On the other hand, some have said they reckon it’s not a snake at all and, on the contrary, they think it’s a legless lizard. In any case, they’ve all agreed on this: “When in doubt, don’t get up too close, and leave it up to trained professionals to deal with whatever that is.”
Check out our image gallery of other local creepies and crawlies here.
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