On my way to my next assignment in the grey kangaroo paddock I met a keeper on her way to do the pelican & giant eel feeding talk. She did not have a wildlife volunteer with her, so I asked if I could help. She happily agreed, so I got to feed the eels! That is always a thrill for me (and another instance of being too hands- on busy to grab my camera). It has been so dry here for so long that the level of Flatrock Creek was down more than a meter from the last time I did this. There was some concern that the eels might have a hard time getting to the feeding area, but they were hungry and came right up on the beach when I stamped my foot. I heard some oohs, & aahhs, and some big gasps, so I'm sure the audience enjoyed the show.
I was feeling pretty stoked when I got to the roo paddock. I went into the wallaby enclosure to check on people & was pleased to see 4 of our different species of wallaby and chatted with folks along the 2 bridges. Just after I finished the little walk through that enclosure a visitor asked me if I could identify a snake he had just seen (where I had just been!). I am NOT a snake expert, but I thought it looked like a coastal carpet python & I told the guest I would try to find it to confirm my suspicion. With the help of a few other volunteers, I found it in a sunny spot in the grass in-between the 2 bridges. I 2-way radioed the wildlife keeper in charge of the area & she came & confirmed the snake ID. Turns out this snake is known to the wildlife staff. Pythons are territorial, and apparently this one includes the wallaby enclosure in its territory!
From there I went to help with crowd control at the Big Fang Theory reptile show.
After all this, my excitement level stayed high as there were several red kangaroo joeys spending some time outside of their mamas pouches.