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harrison-kent.bsky.social
@harrison-kent.bsky.social
Bachelor of science: Animal behaviour graduate |
Herpetologist for Green Adelaide
A cute master snake (Drysdalia mastersii) 🐍 from the Ngarkat mallee, SA. This species is highly dependent on spinifex in this region. Increasing bushfire intensity and frequency thanks to climate change pose a big risk to the survival of this species in the region.

#WildOz
October 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A cute little marble faced Delma (Delma australis)🦎 from Ngarkat conservation park a few months ago.

#WildOz
October 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Rainbow bee-eaters (Merops ornatus) had returned south as part of their annual migration. Enjoying the late afternoon sun on Ral Ral creek at calperum.

#WildOz
October 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The cutest little fat tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) on our floodplain pitfall trapping at #calperum
March 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A cool find on Christmas Eve. A very interesting looking bynoes gecko 🦎 (Heteronotia binoei). This individual appears to be leucistic! I’ve also attached a picture of what the regular ones in the area look like for comparison.
#WildOx
December 29, 2024 at 7:40 AM
A throwback to #Borneo earlier this year. We found this stunning black-head cat snake 🐍 (Boiga nigriceps) cruising around the jungle foliage late one night on the southern slopes of Mount Kinabalu
December 23, 2024 at 3:29 AM
While it might not look like there’s much out here, the moon plain holds quite a bit of diversity and can be absolutely stunning
December 13, 2024 at 4:01 AM
A beautiful desert skink (Liopholis inornata) from far north South Australia.

#WildOz
December 9, 2024 at 3:43 AM
It’s cool seeing just how much central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) can change colour. And how quickly it happens. This big fella changed from bright yellow to a dark brown in just under 2 minutes.
🦎

#WildOz
December 5, 2024 at 2:56 AM
One for the #Dasyurid. Releasing this cute little stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) from pitfalls this morning.

#WildOz
December 4, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Not something you see everyday. Cannibalism in Eastern brown snakes 🐍 (Pseudonaja textilis) from a callout yesterday. The larger snake was unbothered by being caught and was left to finish his meal before being released later that day

#WildOz
November 27, 2024 at 2:01 AM
It might be over but there’s still plenty of photos left to share from the #Calperum pitfalling session.

Despite the plain look this is an adult male ringed brown 🐍 (Pseudonaja modesta). Staying much smaller than other brown snake species, this guy just 55cm in total length.
#WildOz
November 25, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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A rare treat in the aussie desert! 50mm (and counting) of soft soaking rain. Enough to shut most tracks and cancel fieldwork. Better get started on that data entry I guess #caleprum #wildoz #officebound
November 24, 2024 at 9:20 PM
And just like that, our #Calperum pitfalling session is over. Still getting new goodies on the final night with this broad banded sand swimmer 🦎 (Eremiascincus richardsonii).

A massive thankyou to all of our wonderful volunteers for the hard work throughout the week ❤️
#WildOz
November 21, 2024 at 11:32 PM
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Final catch of the day, what a beauty! The apex predator Burton’s legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) wrapping up an amazing week, many thanks to @harrison-kent.bsky.social @hannah-churches.bsky.social @rebeccaarnold.bsky.social and the formidable @drdunnart.bsky.social and her team of legends!
November 21, 2024 at 11:08 PM
A stunning strap snouted brown snake 🐍 (Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha) in one of our pitfalls yesterday here at #Calperum. Fingers crossed for a few more
#WildOz
November 21, 2024 at 12:15 AM
The coolest pitfall catches yet!
One of our pits had both a common scalyfoot (Pygopus lepidopodus) and a mallee worm lizard (Aprasia inaurita). Both are quite rare in #Calperum so finding both was incredible!
#WildOz
November 19, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Busy start to pitfalling here at #calperum. 104 animals and it’s just the first afternoon!

A beautiful southern mallee ctenotus (Ctenotus atlas) about to be released.
Handled under permits
#WildOZ
November 18, 2024 at 8:54 AM
A throw back to Borneo and this adorable little green bush frog 🐸 (Philautus femoralis) on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah
November 17, 2024 at 12:13 AM
A little eastern mallee dragon (Ctenophorus spinodomus) from setting up some pit fall traps this morning.
#WildOz
November 15, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Beautiful place to be kicking off #fieldwork for the next few weeks
November 14, 2024 at 7:27 AM