I loved the photoshow...May I just ask you how close you were to that snake??? Oh yeah...while i'm here..is that a huntsman spider??? If so, they can stay on the east coast!!!!

When are you coming out west???

From what i understand, the koalas that you saw were bred to be held by humans. I spoke to one of the staff as the wildlife park here about people handling Koalas(Caversham has a wombat you can hold but not a koala) and she stated Koalas die much faster if they're held as it saps thier energy. Koalas sleep most of the day...as you would if it was over 35c where you lived.

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