We started with a Marsh Snake (or Black Bellied Swamp Snake – Hemiaspis signata) at 00:00min in the carpark. The primary diet of these snakes are skinks and frogs.

At 01:45min I saw my first Green and Golden Bell Frog sitting on a Typha (Bulrush) reed wit the help of Shannon. Upon capture, a number of details are recorded on the bag:

• initials of person catching with the numbered frog the person has captured (eg SS 02)
• Site (Pond name) and time
• Caught on (plant/tree/water/rock etc)
• Height from the pond’s water level
• Distance from the edge of the water.

At 02:40min, there is a Peron’s Tree Frog sitting in the tree.

At 04:00min Colin demonstrates how gravid a female frog look, based on whether her abdomen was full of eggs.

All frogs are returned to the site of capture once data and observations have been collected.