Either by direct or passed along royal command, this blog receives a message from time to time to quickly call upon the Queen of the Jungle with a camera , signifying there is something of interest on the premises. It could be an exotic bird passing through Magnetic Island , the arrival of Torres Strait Pigeons , an orchid flowering, indicating that rain is imminent , something relating to Curlews .
The latest order to attend involved an outbreak of snakes in her domain - two snakeskins, apparently shed by green tree snakes , found in the palace grounds , one entwined in a shrub . Inside her house was the other skin , which she retrieved , and brought outside , pointing out a fine white silk- like section and various scale patterns .