Red-bellied black snake

Wild life

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October 27th 2013
After 24 hours in planes, as we landed in Cairns the pilot told us that it was raining. And all day, on and off, we did have tropical rain showers but it was hard to be down hearted. We strolled beside the palm fringed ocean, the temperature hit 30 and we headed into a coffee shop when another short, sharp rain shower hit town. After a day chilling, to adjust our body clocks, we headed 2 hours ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Daintree National Park

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more