Animals

The average resting pulse rate is 275 beats per minute.

They reach adulthood within a year.

Occasionally, they eat fruits and amphibians.

It does not exhibit territorial behavior and needs 10-15 km2 of space to live. It travels long dista ...

In mainland Australia, they breed essentially year-round, while the population living in Tasmania breeds between January and July.

Before the next breeding season arrives, they often change partners.

Most of the year those lizards spend alone, only in last quarter of year they bind in pairs. They are polygamous so one male can be a parent for many clutches.

The left lung is smaller and unused for breathing, which is done exclusively by the right lung. This is a rather unusual feature among snakes, as most colubrids have completely lost their left lung.