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Wagyl
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The Wagyl (also written Waugal, Waagal, and variants) is the Noongar manifestation of the Rainbow Serpent in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from the culture based around the south-west of Western Australia. The Noongar describe the Wagyl as a snakelike Dreaming creature responsible for the creation of the Swan and Canning rivers and other waterways and landforms around present day Perth and the south-west of Western Australia.
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Giver of life, or sustenance for life, to the people who are the custodians of its land | |
![]() A track marker from the Bibbulmun Track featuring a symbol of the Wagyl | |
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Region | Southwest Western Australia |
Ethnic group | Noongar |
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Australian Aboriginal equivalent | Rainbow Serpent |
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The Wagyl stories may represent the survival in oral tradition of extinct Australian megafauna, as there was a python-like snake, Wonambi naracoortensis, with a length of five to six metres (16 to 20 ft).[1]