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Rendezvous Creek - reptile enquiry

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Subject: Rendezvous Creek - reptile enquiry
From: Maurits Zwankhuizen <>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 14:15:10 +1100
I went for a walk at Rendezvous Creek in Namadgi National Park on Friday morning.  There wasn't a huge amount of birdlife but I did see a lot of reptiles.  The highlights were a yellow-bellied black snake (aka highland copperhead) and a bizarre little red snake around 30-40cm in length (photos attached).
 
I was hoping that someone might know what the red snake is, as it doesn't seem to fit any of the common ACT species.  My thoughts are that it is either a baby which is yet to attain normal colouring or it's actually a legless lizard.  Unfortunately the head is obscured.  A close look suggests that the head might be elongated like a legless lizard's but that could just be a trick of the shadows.
 
Regards,
Maurits Zwankhuizen
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