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There is no permanent fresh water, providing a challenge for the animals that live there. The tiger snake colony has attracted research into how that species has adapted to a harsh island habitat, and the colony's origins has attracted significant debate. One example of a theory is that in 1929 a
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of many of the island's tiger snakes. This is caused by birds defending their chicks by pecking at the snakes' eyes. These blind snakes survive and thrive, relying upon scent and eating immobile prey such as seabird chicks. Carnac Island is the only place where this has been observed. Male tiger
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inhabited the island in abundance from 1827 to 1897, but were eradicated in 1969. It is particularly noted for the abundance and size of snakes, particularly
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In 1884, the colonial government gazetted the island as a quarantine station for
Fremantle, but it appears never to have been used for that purpose.
872:"'Heaven' for serpents A mark-recapture study of tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) on Carnac Island, Western Australia (Australian Ecology 27, 2002)"
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station. The whalers transported Perth's first church to the island to be used as a storehouse. It was abandoned within a few years.
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assumed control over the island for defence purposes, and the island was transferred back to the State of
Western Australia in 1961.
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snakes largely out-number female tiger snakes on the island, which is another curiosity of the island's tiger snake colony.
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also inhabit the island, and there is evidence of confrontation between king skinks and tiger snakes.
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film crew to record a reptile documentary, in which
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for "island"; it is not known why
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From October to November 1838, the island was declared by the
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X. Bonnet, D. Pearson, M. Ladyman, O. Lourdais, Don Bradshaw.
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Beeliar and Yiragan, Dyarlgarro, Derbal (28 June 2012).
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Woodman Point Quarantine Station - The Hidden Community
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660:. London: Richard Phillips.
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767:"Carnac Island - a history"
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114:115°39′49″E
102:Coordinates
1020:Categories
938:2011-06-13
737:Q126683302
682:Q128790983
481:References
463:fairy tern
460:vulnerable
318:and later
277:aeolianite
111:32°07′22″S
713:0083-8772
703:. Perth:
444:blindness
338:HMS
309:Île Pelée
303:Casuarina
296:explorer
292:In 1803,
280:limestone
257:Fremantle
209:UTC+08:00
197:Time zone
163:Australia
87:Geography
77:Etymology
888:Archived
851:cite web
806:Archived
802:WA Today
741:Archived
733:Wikidata
721:86641587
707:. 1976.
678:Wikidata
674:6948659M
654:(1809).
648:F. Peron
628:cite web
612:Archived
583:cite web
526:cite web
469:See also
92:Location
951:Portals
928:Birdata
894:21 July
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750:27 July
729:8261989
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458:of the
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340:Success
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375:Yagan
349:Malay
287:dunes
171:State
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