Perentie! From the Northern Territory Australia

[red ink]

Even in the land where they come from... a highly specialised animal that very few people keep.

You need a fairly large outdoor set up to keep these high octane beast in tip top shape. Most people that keep them are in the northern states or where the animals are endemic from to ease the burden of heating up a backyard.

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by red ink

Even in the land where they come from... a highly specialised animal that very few people keep.

You need a fairly large outdoor set up to keep these high octane beast in tip top shape. Most people that keep them are in the northern states or where the animals are endemic from to ease the burden of heating up a backyard.

If I lived there, I would just be outside every day.

[red ink]

Originally Posted by infernalis

If I lived there, I would just be outside every day.

I was outside everyday in nearly 40C day hoping to find one for a week in Central Oz a couple of weeks ago (went to see the rock- freaking awesome)... sadly no such luck for me.

The only one I found was a V. gouldii on the road on the way to the airport going home, seconds before it got run over by a speeding taxi (the wanker didn't even show brake lights).

I manage to grab some pics just before my eyes teared up and watch it do a death roll and die.

The only goanna I see for the whole trip and I watched it go under the wheels within a metre of it (was trying to usher it off the road) - bit traumatised from it really.
I can't even bring myself to look at the pics since

A sad sour note on what was a great holiday... another reason why I don't really like textile wearing mammalian bi-pedals.