Yeah, you could get to it, but it would take a while, and you'd be subjecting yourself to thorns, ticks, snakes and about ten miles of the roughest country you can imagine.
The number of recent species of snakes is about 1600.
Australia is rich in snakes, and has more than a hundred different kinds.
Herbs with healing properties were kept in her temple, and also snakes, the usual symbol of the medicinal art.