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Beautiful Womaby *HeWhoWalksWithTigers

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Reptiles & Amphibians

The woma is a non-venomous snake native to Australia that grows to a length of about 2.3m and has striking coloration. It will eat small mammals and reptiles and loves to hang about arid woodlands or shrublands with plenty of spinifex. Unfortunately, they are also an endangered species with much of their habitat being subjected to clearing and burning. Australia Zoo is the only zoo in the country that holds the form found in south-east Queensland and plan to breed it for release in protected areas.

I was quite inspired by this gorgeous snake who decided that it liked following me around as I attempted to take photos of it. I wasn’t sure if it saw its reflection in the camera lens and thought it was another snake, but in any case, it was absolutely adorable. It flicked its little tongue at the camera and was curious and animated as any other charismatic animal. What a little beauty!

Read more about my adventures in Australia here!

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~Draconigenae666 Jul 3, 2011

it's actually an animal that people keep as pets too!

gorgeous animals.

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Jul 7, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

I heard about that. Hopefully, people take good care of them. =/

~Draconigenae666 Jul 7, 2011

I've so far not heard any bad stories about woma owners, the part about them being really expensive probably makes it so only real owners get them

Unlike poor corn snakes, they're cheap, some people sell them for $10 if they just want to get rid of them, but then the people who buy their cheap pet don't take care of them... Or worse, the pet stores can't sell them and start to treat the animals poorly. One guy tried to rescue a pet store find, gorgeous animal... the thing starved due to regurging the food and died.