Broad-headed Snake project

Broad-headed snake is an endangered species known to inhabit the rocky escarpments found across Bundanon. Shoalhaven Landcare Project: “Habitat Augmentation – False rocks for a real snake” seeks to determine the best type of false rocks to provide habitat for the species which can be affected by habitat modification or destruction.

The objectives of the study are to:

Construct false rocks from various materials and place them in locations away from the public where the snake has previously been found,
Conduct surveys at sites where the rocks are to be placed to ascertain the density – presence of the snake prior to placement of the rocks,
Review the use of the rocks by the Broad-headed Snake and other species of reptile such as the Lesueur’s Velvet Gecko Amalosia lesueurii, and
Provide data from the surveys as required as a condition of the scientific licence issued by the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH).