View over to Wedge Island from the headland

The adrenalin started pumping as we set off along the familiar rocky paths of the ‘Andrew’s Point’ walking track. There are more than 136 species of birds, 25 species of butterflies, 22 species of mammals, 8 species of amphibians and… 25 species of reptiles including the carpet python, coastal taipan, carpet snake, common keelback snake, yellow faced whip snake and the common tree snake.
We all walked in single file staring into the grass and rocks, waiting for a rustle of noise. It started off promisingly, with a huge lizard racing away from us into a hollow tree trunk. After that we headed up towards the top of the cliff where our previous sightings took place. After a while we were actually willing a snake to show its face, just so that everyone could see one. However, we have learnt that although they are everywhere, it is actually quite rare to see them as they quickly slither off if they hear noise. Despite 5 pairs of eyes scouring the vegetation for anything, all we saw were lizards and skinks (tiny lizard-like creatures) everywhere. I’m sure there were lots more pairs of eyes watching us than we knew about though!