Geoff<p>A royal encounter?</p><p>We're told by locals this is a King Brown aka Mulga Snake, but happy to be schooled by anyone who knows better</p><p>This one emerged (backwards) from a crack in the ground near a dam, had a bit of a look/sniff around, and minutes later had vanished into another crack. Anyone arriving either side of this would have been blissfully unaware this big unit was anywhere nearby...underfoot</p><p>Maranoa River region, South-West Queensland</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Snake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snake</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Outback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Outback</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WildOz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildOz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a></p>