Varanus varius

MistyDaze · 12-13-03, 10:06 PM

When you stumble across one of these big fellas sunning itself in the bush it scares the absolute s**t out of you! For there size they can be amazingly agile. This bloke and his female lived about 50mtrs from our back door. He's about as big as they get (I've seen them much fatter though).

mbayless · 12-13-03, 10:14 PM

nice photo - I have a pic from 1950 of an absolutely enormous varius, that could easily dispatch the fellow in the tree....where in Ozz do you live? Do you see bells-phase varius there too??

Cheers, Thanx for sharing Ms. Daisy,
markb

MistyDaze · 12-13-03, 11:07 PM

Uhh, I can imagine that was some awesome reptile. Unfortunatly (wife won't budge) we currently live in melbourne but this photo was taken when we lived just outside of Prosperpine, Nth QLD. I didn't spot any broadbands in this area although I have found them much further south around Nambour.

Cheers, Al

JeffT · 12-14-03, 02:02 AM

Man Australia is the place to be. Thats so cool, nice pic.

burmer · 12-14-03, 02:15 AM

Great pic!!! Keep them coming.

Jeff_Favelle · 12-14-03, 06:01 AM

That is even cooler than a Perentie man!! Nice photo!

mbayless · 12-14-03, 08:11 PM

Mistydaze,

Could you Please email me? I would like to catralog your data into my files, and need your name, mailing address. Prosperine is locality N. Qlnd.?

Many Thanks!
markb

varanuskomodoen · 12-24-03, 02:07 PM

cool picture! I'd like to see more soon

reptile171 · 12-24-03, 04:40 PM

looks like mine!

Jeff_Favelle · 12-24-03, 06:04 PM

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looks like mine!

You have a Lace Monitor? For some reason I doub that. Seeing as you just posted that you're 13 and your Savanna is sick in an aquarium with newspaper and undusted crickets.