Snakes Alive! (& Dead)

The year 11 Biology class was given a lesson on snake identification by snake expert, David. Melinko the carpet python was the star "live exhibit". The king brown (mulga) snake and the keelback snake are found in the Katherine area and both are poisonous. The keelback is reputed to be able to eat cane toads without being poisoned. It was a hands-on lesson with students identifying the frozen snakes.