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G'day, The Sherm and I did a touch of herping, didnt find too much but found this little guy. We thinks it's a young Brown Snake...what do you reckon ay? It was found in south western Sydney. We also found this little fella, along with a few others that were just too quick...

ok, i dont have my rest. licence yet and i wont for a little wile but am wondering a few questions. what is a good elapid for a beginer of dangerious snakes. what elapid is the least agressive. thanks ashley

Hey all, I am now looking at buying Mildly venomouse snakes and would like to know an estimate on prices for the following: Yellow faced whip snake, Brown tree snakes, stevens banded snake etc. And how common they are to purchase. If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated...

Could someone please explain what the bite of an adult carpet feels like.. what kind of pain? and perhaps similar to the bite of something else? I've never had the pleasure :wink: and I'm finding out some info for "show and tell" for primary children and I bet that's something they are...

It's often said, Australia was founded on the sheeps back; however early pioneers quest for richs played a significent role in the birth of a nation.... The Mid 1800's seen struggling colonies such as Queensland, in need of resources to cover the expenses for exploration, and developement of...

We stopped to identify this roadkill orange naped snake, (Furina ornata) when a king brown happened along. He too had eyes on this roadkill. Started eating it right in front of us and didn?t mind the camera. This meal was over in about 60 seconds,he then turned back the way he came and...

We received the following letter from a non-member. Can anyone help them out? "Dear sir/madam My family and I live on a property west of Toowoomba, Qld. Recently we spotted a large snake that we were unable to identify between us. We were wondering if you could assist us by shedding...

In Thailand on Pukhet in Orchit nursery owner had aquarium with this small snakes. He claimed to colect them from orchids in nursery and he claimed that they are venomous. Anybody know?

Hi Folks, I was looking through a endangered species listing and came across the Broad Headed Snake. The thing that stood out to me was they have the most striking head shape I?ve ever seen in any Australian Elapid. I tried to find a photo but none other than the picture in the book I was...

A few days ago I found a purple tree snake is was about 60cm it had yellow band across the lenght of its body and two yellow stripes acosse its eyes. I tryed to catch it so I could take a pic but in went into a bush and I lost it so I got no pics of it. I have found heaps of green and purple...

hey ppl, i have heard so many times now that u shouldnt handle snakes within a couple of days after feeding because of regurgitation. I have never had this happen and can hold my snakes while they feed without them even focusing on me. Even my whipsnake and brown tree snake dont really care. I...

I have 1 female Bredli (5 months old) and 1 male MD (6 months old). I plan on a BHP in the future. What do you guy's have?

Have got myself a young yellow-faced whip snake and was wondering if I could get some advice since trying anywhere else is pretty much impossible. Being my first snake and being very novice to keeping Herps is kind of scary :lol: He is roughly 20cm long or round abouts and still very small...

Well I know this is something that gets done every now and then, but I figure with all the new members as of late I would do another one to get things going again. Name : Colin Age : 32 Sex : (please) Male Location : Brisvegas Occupation : Pest Control ( at the moment anyway) Interest ...

hey people, just thought i may put a game up that everyone can enjoy its the ABC game and each post has to name something related to herpotology starting from the letter A to Z for example: A for atherton tableland python or albino olive and B for bredli's python etc. Anyway ill start...

Hi , Im just wondering what everyone has named there snakes.

Thought it might get the forum to post a bit more lol. Just wandering if anyone at the moment was considering any new herps to there collection or even there first herp? Rick

I'm going to try and set up an on-going thread where we tell each other about good places to see wild herps, how to get there,best time of the year, what herps you are likely to see and the chances of seeing the animal. I'll start off Place Name Girrawin National Park. How to get there its...

Here's the next one, have fun. I was thinking of giving you 2 but I got a feeling this one might be tough...

Is the Bredl's Python named for Rob Bredl's family? I have been wondering this for awhile but it just occured to me because Killer Instinct is on. Not sure if you have that there.

I think it is time for another triva contest. One point per question. first to 10 points. Questions will be posted at randon times but most questions will be posted after 9:00 Central daylight time. I'll try and make the questions google - unfreindly ! Where a question asks for a species...

I have just taken me large NT water python out of her cage any she showed her displeasure by striking at me. However she kept her mouth closed during the "attack" and did'nt try and bite. Has anyone encountered this behaviour before?

what was your first herp ? what the oldest herp you've kept ? include snakes, lizards, turtles etc separately if u like 8) cheers, jono

Over the past few weeks I have been doing a study up here on reptiles in disturbed and undisturbed riparian habitats. We have been going out into the field daily to different disturbed and undisturbed riparian sites along the Ross River and basically searching for reptiles, predominantly...

I want to buy a snake, I live in Newcastle and I dont know what would be a suitable snake as this would be my first snake