sdavid

I think the bump towards the end of it's tail is literally the beginning of the snakes tail.  It seems strange snakes having tails when they look like one great big tail anyway but generally this bumps are just where the body ends and the tail starts.  

Underneath this bump is the snake's cloaca, or bum.  If a snake can have a bum.  Perhaps though this is a discussion for another forum..............

sdavid

given the recent addition to your family this year, I reckon Question 4 has gotta be true Geoff!!

sdavid

Quite quiet today on Po Toi. Birds Included (in no particular order):

Daurian Redstart - 5 inc. Male
Red-Flanked Bluetail
Red-billed Starling
Pale Thrush - 3
Japanese Thrush
Pallas's Leaf Warbler - 4
Hoopoe
Blue Rock Thrush - 2
Mountain Bush Warbler
Black Bulbul - 2 (with partially white heads)

Out on the southern rocks:
Dusky Warbler
Blue Rock Thrush
Large Bunting sp. - didn't get enough on this to id.