The snakes of Australia are as diverse and striking as the landscape they inhabit. There are more than 300 different species here, some harmless to humans, others deadly.

This wild dog has been on Australia's shores for at least three and a half thousand years and is believed to be descended from the Asian wolf.

Lurking in waterways of Queensland and the Northern Territory live the largest reptiles on Earth.

The flying fox is a fruit-eating bat with a meter-wide wingspan.

Some rarer and smaller marsupials highlight the fascinating contrasts within the overall marsupial group. Few showcase these innate differences better than quokkas and the quolls.

At first glance, the tropical forests of Australia seem empty and still. But look closer and they are packed with life. Few places in the country contain such a high diversity of insects.