Grey Box and Paperbark trees can be seen, the latter along waterways. Pandanus palms are also seen along waterbanks. The leaves of this plant are covered in sharp prickles, it is advised not to grab hold of them. The birdlife is abundant. Small nocturnal mammals may be heard rather than seen around your camp at night.
Reptiles are common.
The Death Adder. Below the Falls, the Estuarine Crocodile is awaiting unwary swimmers. These relics from the past also inhabit the rivers out to the coast. Many harmless lizards, skinks and snakes are also to be found. In 1644, Abel Tasman charted the area between Cape York and the North-West Cape and was the first European to visit the Kimberley and landed men from three ships on the coast somewhere north of Broome.