TATURA’S Nicole Pratt was standing in her kitchen one afternoon when the sudden, frantic chirping of willie wagtails caught her attention.
Nicole proceeded to investigate and was met with the sight of a large goanna scaling the exterior of her home.
She quickly grabbed her camera and snapped some photos of her reptilian visitor.
Goanna is the name given to any of the various Australian monitor lizards of the genus
Varanus, as well as to certain species from Southeast Asia. There are around 20 species of goanna, 15 of which are endemic to Australia.
If you spot a goanna on your property, don’t be tempted to give them a pat, they aren’t the friendliest of prehistoric survivors.
