A perch-hunter of the forest understory, it feeds on frogs, snakes ... only 1 or 2 tail bands, in flight shows more pointed wings. Juveniles are similar, but red-shouldered shows 3 bands on ...

The snake was identified as a venomous red-bellied black snake and safely removed ... “It’s pretty routine stuff for us, we pick them up by the tail and put them straight in a bag,” Kerewaro ...