snakeoutbrisbane:

Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)

This sneaky noodle unfortunately made his way into a living room while the family was home. Luckily they did the right thing and kept everyone well away, simply watching the snake’s movements and calling for advice. After a short search we found this gorgeous, orange-peachy-brown snake tucked in behind the curtains. Unlucky, my release photos completely fail to do this stunning animal justice as it was rather adamant on heading towards the road instead of the bushy patch we had found. After a few turn-arounds, and perhaps noticing the long grass and wetland available, he took off rather quickly into the scrub 🙂

So lovely! I’m glad everyone came out of the situation healthy. 

toadschooled:

This burgundy beauty is an African giant toad [also known as the Congo toad, Amietophrynus superciliaris], a true toad found throughout western and central Africa. Due to its enormous range many have suggested that African giant toads are actually a species complex composed of three or more extremely similar, but slightly different, species. Despite the fact that the toad has a status of “least concern” on the IUCN Red List, their sale in international trade was made illegal in 1975, out of fear that their unique looks would cause them to be over-harvested for the pet trade. Images by Arkive.org.