Quest for the Rainbow Serpent
Discovering the secret of the rainbow serpent.
2002 · 54m Documentary
Overview
In search of new exotic animals, Professor Bruce Means takes us to Australia to discover its snakes. Australia has ancient species, whose existence is attested to in Aboriginal legends, but Professor Means will show us something completely new: specimens never photographed before and about which very little is known. National Geographic takes you on a journey of discovery of Australian snakes.
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