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Line 6: . The Wagyl was seen by certain tribal elders who spoke to the dreamtime being. The [[Darling Scarp]] is said to represent the body of the Wagyl, which meandered over the land creating the curves and contours of the hills and gullies,. ~~and~~The ~~the~~being is strongly associated with rivers, lakes like [[Lake Monger, Western Australia\|Lake Monger]], and is supposed to stil reside deep beneath springs. As the Wagyl slithered over the land, his track shaped the sand dunes, his body scoured out the course of the rivers; where he occasionally stopped for a rest, and he created bays and lakes. Piles of rocks are said to be his droppings, and such sites are considered sacred. As he moved, his scales scraped off and become the forests and woodlands of the region. It has been suggested that the Wagyl stories represent the survival in [[oral history\|oral tradition]] of the extinct [[Australian megafauna\|megafauna]] of Australia, as there was a 5-6 metre long [[Pythonidae\|python]]-like snake (Scientifically called ''[[Wonambi naracoortensis]]''), that was widely distributed in the southern states of the Australian mainland.{{Fact\|date=January 2008}}

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