tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273239276262782106.post2577156826227197348..comments2023-09-24T01:46:16.270+10:00Comments on tyto tony: Many questions about behaviourTyto Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03834120720077625697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273239276262782106.post-67537455953271169972016-10-09T18:17:10.026+10:002016-10-09T18:17:10.026+10:00Awesome photos, especially of the python! Awesome photos, especially of the python! olliescully1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959493171483570357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273239276262782106.post-46904491517596794982016-10-09T13:31:36.916+10:002016-10-09T13:31:36.916+10:00Thanks for that, John. My penchant for brevity lef...Thanks for that, John. My penchant for brevity left unsaid the extreme differences in behaviour between dangerous Browns and Taipans - more than able, and willing, to defend themselves - and pythons. Tyto Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834120720077625697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273239276262782106.post-19287882686721373822016-10-09T07:28:41.374+10:002016-10-09T07:28:41.374+10:00I really love reading your blog. Great photos in t...I really love reading your blog. Great photos in this post like always. I love the behavior of those Cotton Pygmy Geese. Never seen anything like that.<br />I might have some insight on the snake. In my experience, the behavior of snakes changes according to time of day and year. They are often more alert and defensive at night.<br />My thinking is that instinct leads them to remain motionless, especially in the heat of the day, hoping to avoid being noticed, by prey and predator alike. Things change in cooler nightime temps.<br />I have encountered this behavior in many species of snakes in captivity and the wild. When I worked in the reptile house of the Santa Barbara Zoo many years ago, I noticed that many snakes find a comfortable spot and do not move except to drink, hunt, shed, mate or defecate. They also move to seek optimal temperatures. Other than that they may remain motionless for weeks on end.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008523039059312800noreply@blogger.com