Juergen Freund / Researcher Guido Westhoff handling a curl snake (Suta suta) caught earlier in Corella Dam. Queensland, Australia, February 2008. Model released.

Michael Durham / Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) under a juniper tree, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Painted Hills Unit, Oregon, USA, July.

Robert Valentic / D - Curl snake, threat display {Suta suta} Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Researcher Guido Westhoff covering a curl snake (Suta suta) with his hat to encourage it to coil and rest quietly for photography. Queensland, Australia, February 2008

Juergen Freund / Researcher Guido Westhoff showing the fangs of a curl snake (Suta suta) caught earlier in Corella Dam. Queensland, Australia, February 2008

Juergen Freund / Researcher Guido Westhoff handling a curl snake (Suta suta) caught earlier in Corella Dam. Queensland, Australia, February 2008

Juergen Freund / Curl snake (Suta Suta) resting on red gravel. Queensland, Australia, February

David Curl / Saltwater crocodile eating file snake, Kakadu NP, Australia

Robert Valentic / Curl snake, threat display {Suta suta} Queensland, Australia

Robert Valentic / Curl snake (Suta suta) male, from brigalow habitat near Glenmorgan in inland SE Queensland, Australia. Controlled conditions