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Just wondering how everyone keeps their snakes warm during this really cold weather? Also is it better to turn off all heat at night (to cool down). We are currently running heat mats (night & day) and heat lamps only during the day. Our house is so open and tiled so it gets really cold and it...

Hey there just wanting to what your top 5 elite snakes to keep in your collection would be if you had the cash to spend. here are my top 5. 1.Albino Olive 2.Albino Darwin Carpet 3.GTP 4.RSP 5.Night Tigers.

just recently i received an eastern tiger snake. once i got him home i noticed he had a couple raised bits of his body to which i asume to be worms, (pretty confident). these two bumps are very simular to ones i find on tree snakes that i from time to time relocate. i have never had to deal...

This is my little girl "Shesha" Hatched 11/01/08 Show me your pride and joys.

hi guys, haven't posted for a while, but here goes. i have a question for those of us with better halves who, unlike us, don't enjoy the company of our scaley pets. here it is, how do you go about keeping your collection and increasing it? my mrs has tunnel vision when it comes to increasing my...

a friend sent me a pic of this snake taken a week or so ago @ the wilsons prom campgrounds. can anyone id it? what would happen if you were bitten by it? thanks in advance.

Is there any snakes in Australia that are NON rodent eating? Thanks.

I am getting a Jungle within the next fortnight so i got started on thinking what i am going to call him, i know that Jungles have a bad temperament so i was thinking "AGRO." Whats your snakes name?

Anyone got some good pics of their venomous snakes well they dont have to be yours they can be wild also. id love to see some big ones. so post away :D have fun.

In the last few months, I have had a number of work-related trips to Tasmania. Most of the time, I have been too busy to get out but on a couple of occasions, I hired a car and headed drove to nearby national parks. In early November, I spent part of a day in the Port Arthur area and walked...

Went out today for a bit of fishing/herping with step son. The fishing wasn't great but found a variety of creatures, so I thought I'd share some pictures. If anyone can identify the little skink for me please sorry about the dodgy photo's of it but hey an 11 year old took the pics. I tried to...

Just some pics I took at Billabong Koala Park. From left to right we have Coastal Taipan, Death adder, inland taipan and a red belly The taipans were very inquisitive. The flash frightened him but he came right over to the glass to check us out.

It is a common discussion amongst snake enthusiasts as to how vens compare re; toxicity, deadliness, etc... I thought you might find this table interesting, it is based on comparison with the toxicity of the Indian Cobra venom, which is assigned a 1 rating. The table is not mine, but comes...

as title states, have licence will consider anything over 2years old.

can anyone tell me what are the top 10 deadliest snake within australia?

hey i was just wondering if anyone on this site breeds or keeps elapids and lives close to the gold coast. or knew of anyone that breeds and keeps elapids. im looking to expand on my collection and just wanted to get to know a few people that keep them and find out what is involved and what the...

Sssssnakeman and his partner were kind enough to let Misky and I join them to release a copperhead they'd been called to relocate in the South-East suburbs of Melbourne. It took a while to find the right spot for him, nice and away from people/buildings/roads/etc, but he soon shot off to enjoy...

some of u may remember we have had a few snakes visit us lately a large coastal a smallish brown tree snake a little green tree snake which we have seen several times since posting after the last snake i said 'at least we havent had anything venomous' well i jinxed myself today this...

Hi guys, My daughter has entered this competition and really needs your help to boost up her confidence and votes. She is 13 years old and really into the herps and needs your help. She has been a member of the Sth Cst Herp Society for the past 6 years, helps out at the reptile show and does...

That should be "peron's tree" frog not "s tree frog" ? ARAZPA 2003

Well mostly venomous anyway. I finally got down to pick these guys up. Not the best picks but you'll get the idea. Male Copperhead (Agkistrodon contorix) Female Copperhead (in shed), Venomoid Cascabel (Crotualus durissus ssp) or Neo-Tropical Rattlesnake (Yucatan local),