A photograph of earthmoving contractor Russell Cook with a Giant Gippsland earthworm.
The earthworm was found in the bucket of his front-end loader when levelling a house site at Ryans Rd Buln Buln in 1988.
The Giant Gippsland earthworm is listed as an endangered species
Under the current environmental regulations, if Giant Gippsland earthworms are located on a subdivision, they are protected.
The earthworms grow up to three metres and have been mistaken for snakes in the past.
Photograph and information courtesy of the Warragul and District Historical Society.
This ‘Snapshot of the Past’ was previously published in Warragul Gazette on 24 September 2018.
The society’s museum at the Old Shire Hall in Warragul displays a range of historical photographs. This image is numbered: 03\10588 and 11058