The Wagyl 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.
Wagyl
A sign depicting the Wagyl at Kings Park, Perth
Information on the Wagyl at Perth Zoo
The Darling Scarp as seen from Kings Park. The Scarp is seen as being the body of the Wagyl
The Noongar are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the south coast. There are 14 different groups in the Noongar cultural bloc: Amangu, Ballardong, Yued, Kaneang, Koreng, Mineng, Njakinjaki, Njunga, Pibelmen, Pindjarup, Wadandi, Whadjuk, Wiilman and Wudjari. The Noongar people refer to their land as Noongar boodja.
Noongar groups
Carrolup River Native Settlement, c. 1951, near Katanning
Olman Walley, a Noongar performer, in traditional Noongar clothing
The Swan River