Kariong Fire Break Snake

Summary: A single engraving of a snake near a firetrail in Kariong.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Snake
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1978
  • Originally Recorded by: Bob Pankhurst

A small rock platform near a firebreak in Kariong which has an Aboriginal engraving of a snake.

IMG 1054 LR Kariong Fire Break Snake

The is next to a shallow depression in the rock, and is about a metre in length. It points to the south.

IMG 1049 LR Kariong Fire Break Snake
IMG 1045 LR Kariong Fire Break Snake
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