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Northern Long-Necked Turtle — Wurruyung Chelodina Rugosa. The flesh is eaten after it has been cooked. During jiyowk and pangkarrang, the wet season, they can be caught with baited hooks on hand lines in creeks, billabongs and swamps. In malaparr, the dry season hunting involves digging up the turtles that burry themselves in the mud as water levels drop during the dry season.
The dry mud around billabongs and swamps is searched until the track left by the turtle as it buries itself is found. If an active breathing hole can be seen, a sharp stick is driven into the ground until the hard shell of the turtle is trapped. The turtle is then dug up, and sometimes up to six turtles may be found stacked on top of one another.
Freshwater Crocodile—Koymarr Crocodylus Johnstoni. The flesh can be eaten after roasting; it tastes like pork and is very tasty. In the past they were speared with hook or barb spears, dragged a shore and roasted. They are dangerous when injured but are not killers like kinga, the saltwater crocodile or alligator. |
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