Black Snake Creek Hut
The place
Black Snake Creek Hut in Alpine National Park, Bruthen/Omeo area (Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia), at 238 m elevation, foothills of the Victorian Alps. Continuous Alpine AU cluster (batches 231-313). Historic cattlemen's hut (named "Black Snake" after Pseudechis porphyriacus, the red-bellied black snake, a venomous but rarely fatal Australian snake), zone with Eucalyptus regnans and feral pigs (introduced in the 19th century). Black Saturday 2009 fires severely affected the area.
The setting
Alpine NP Bruthen/Omeo Central Highlands Victoria AU 238 m foothills of the Alps, continuous cluster batches 231-313, cattlemen Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake venomous rarely fatal, Eucalyptus regnans/feral pigs 19th century, Black Saturday 2009 affected.
