Eastern Brown

Silently slithering

Forked tongue flickering

Beady eyes glimmering

Gold scales shimmering

Eastern brown

Reflecting the sun

In a remarkable way

Under old Sugar Gums

Gill jumped sideways! It was she who had heard the faint movement of a rock as the Eastern Brown Snake made its way down the slope. I stood still for a while mesmerised by the beauty of its golden scales shimmering in the morning sun. Silently and slowly it slithered towards where I was standing on the Sugar Gum lookout in Mount Remarkable National Park. The view to the west down a deep wooded valley is one of the best in the Southern Flinders Ranges and it was a magic moment. Magnificent scenery, a glorious spring day and a beautiful animal peacefully going about his business.  He silently disappeared into a rocky fissure and we made our way back down the slippery slope towards the Mambrey Creek car-park.