Category Archives: Mission Beach Wildlife
Yellow-faced Whip Snake
One of the least seen creatures inhabiting the Mission Beach area is the small, secretive Yellow-faced Whip Snake. These little reptiles which rarely attain a size of more than 70 cms in length are skink eaters and so active by … Continue reading
Jungle Carpet Snake
As regular readers and residents will know Professor Birdbrain occasionally turns a deft hand to reptile relocation around the village and one recent serpent is well worthy of a post. A mid-morning call comes from a local resort one wet … Continue reading
Australian Lacelid
With the damp, warm weather we’ve been receiving recently, frogs are in good voice throughout Mission Beach. One distinctive and uncommon species is the beautiful Australian Lacelid, pictured below. The Lacelid is a small and rarely seen frog in spite … Continue reading
Giant Brown Mantis
The insects of the rainforest are sadly often neglected! Thus, today’s blog mentions 2 of our common local residents. One is the Giant Brown Mantis, seen here with the other, a greengrocer, one of our common cicadas. For their size … Continue reading
Brown Tree Snake
Snakes are frequently in the news in Northern Australia and Mission Beach certainly has its share but fortunately most are non-venomous like the Brown Tree Snake. This individual was captured in the ladies toilets at a popular beach earlier this … Continue reading
Red Lacewing – Rainforest Butterfly
Mission Beach is one of the most butterfly rich places on the tropical east coast of Australia. Given the rainforest and its botanical diversity butterflies abound and one of the lesser known is the beautiful Red Lacewing. This species is … Continue reading
Eastern Brown Snake
Eastern Brown Snakes have been in the news recently with a young man dying after a bite, although the cause of death may have been an allergic reaction to the antivenene. Fortunately for visitors to Mission Beach, this is an … Continue reading
Mama Cass – an unabridged biography
She first appeared around July, about 5 months after Yasi’s havoc and where she came from we never knew but she did quickly take over our yard and adjoining forest. Something about her gave an impression of age and she … Continue reading
So you want to be a Carer?
This blog has mentioned wildlife caring in the past but with the advent of the stormy season it’s a good time to raise it afresh. As a carer myself who’s looked after wallabies, kangaroos, many, many birds and a not … Continue reading
