including rocky mountains and beautiful deep
gorges. It was in this area that I happened to
find another Mulga Snake, but the ones
around here are very different from those at
St George – these are green in colouration.
While I was photographing the Mulga Snake,
I spotted something diving into the sand out
of the corner of my eye. It was a sand-
swimmer; a member of a genus of small
skinks that, as their name suggests, ‘swim’
through the red desert sand. The species I
found was a Ghost Skink (Eremiascincus
phantasmus). I also managed to find a
Ringed Brown Snake (Pseudonaja modesta).
This is the smallest species of brown snake
The famous St
George Mulga Snakes
are a beautiful red in
colour.
Mulga Snakes
around Alice Springs
are quite different,
being greenish in
appearance.
The Ghost Skink
(Eremiascincus
phantasmus); a
species of sand-
swimmer. This one
was spotted diving
into the sand while
photographing the
Mulga Snake near
Alice Springs.