The greatest of all these beings from the Dreamtime took the form of the Rainbow Snake.

The concept of the Rainbow Snake as a water spirit is found in many forms.

Here water is dangerous, destructive, creative, blind, unfeeling and magical: just like the Rainbow Snake in its many forms.

According to the legend, the Rainbow Snake had been very bad.

Only Dirawong was powerful enough to deal with Rainbow Snake.

Dirawong was nowhere to be seen, so Rainbow Snake decided to go back west.

Dirawong then laid down next to the coast, facing the Burraga, waiting for Rainbow Snake to come back.

The Rainbow Snake became enraged and turned on the witch doctor, who then quickly turned himself into a lyrebird.

He fled from the Rainbow Snake and lost his magic stick.

The place he went hunting was Ngama, also known as the Cave of the Rainbow Snake.