With weather supposed to be warming up , there are increasing indications that Spring is here . Snakes are on the move , one pictured left in the Townsville suburb of Mundingburra , where it had taken up residence in a planter box . Residents have been alerted to watch out for snakes .
On nearby Magnetic Island , a harmless green tree snake had a snap at a handyman who disturbed it and Coucals have been spotted fluttering about in the bush and heard calling at night. Larry the cussing Lorikeet is also frisky and has been exceptionally naughty .
In fact, the Queen of the Jungle may lodge him in the Tower of London if he continues to misbehave . While she was in Townsville having her bones realigned because of injuries received when she came off a motorbike on a German autobahn when she was much younger , Larry , home alone , went on a rampage .
In fact, the Queen of the Jungle may lodge him in the Tower of London if he continues to misbehave . While she was in Townsville having her bones realigned because of injuries received when she came off a motorbike on a German autobahn when she was much younger , Larry , home alone , went on a rampage .
Unable to fly because of injuries received in Cyclone Larry , he dragged each and every one of his five teddy bears , all much bigger than he , into his cage in which he sleeps at night . Once they were in there , he tore to shreds the fresh newspaper lining the Queen had placed on the bottom . Then , over hours, he pooped on the poor teddies and the new Purple People Eater triangular shaped nest in which he snoozes .
Imagine the scene which greeted the Queen when she limped through the door. Larry made things worse by impatiently rattling two empty food dishes , demanding they be filled .
Well, dear twitterpated reader, the Queen let fly. Larry was abused , threatened. He joined in the tirade by muttering , "Bugger!Bugger! Bugger !"The bears were rescued, cleaned ; the Purple People Eater washed and hung on the line , pecked by those rascally Currawongs .
During the week, the sluggish beating hearts of patients entering the Latitude 19 Health Medical Centre on the island raced when people were greeted by this mutilated octopus just inside the front door . It was not a case of an unusual medical emergency , it was an objet d'art for Dr Claus Bader , who has filled the premises with a soothing piscatorial theme , a huge print of a crown of thorns starfish munching away on the Barrier Reef dominates a wall in the reception area .
