John Cancalosi / Bauxite, an amorphous clayey rock that is the chief commercial ore of aluminum. From Weipa, Cape York peninsula, Queensland , Australia

Martin Willis / Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Weipa, Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Lauren Collings, the local snake breeder from Weipa shows her pet spotted python (Antaresia maculosa) to the Aboriginal children of Napranum Aboriginal community. Queensland, Australia, February 2008

Juergen Freund / Lauren Collings, the local snake breeder from Weipa, shows her pet spotted python (Antaresia maculosa) to the Aboriginal children of Napranum Aboriginal community. Queensland, Australia, February 2008

Juergen Freund / Myall Creek and bridge flooded from constant and torrential rains. This is the only road that leads to the outside world south of Weipa. Queensland, Australia, February 2008

Robert Valentic / Northern death adder {Acanthophis praelongus} male luring prey by wriggling its tail tip, Weipa, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Black-headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus) in strike pose, Weipa, Queensland, Australia