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So today i got myself a bottle of mutton birl oil. I've decided to conduct a test and report on the findings on how effective it is on juvi tiger snake from captive bred origins. the test will involve 3 juvi tiger snakes from the same clutch all are feeding on pinkie mice. !st tiger will be...

I was recently having a discussion with mate about the top 10 most dangerous snakes in the world, he does not think Australia is home to more than half of the top10. so can anyone name the top 10 most dangerous snakes in the world?

I have a URS plastic moulded enclosure that is about 65cm x 65cm floor area.. I was thinking of putting two N. amyae in it, but they are beyond my price range!! Can anybody give me a suggestion as to what I could put in there? Not a snake this time! Would be good if you could give me a rough...

I remember when I first started getting into elapids, I was told not so long ago you couldn't give them away. But recently after purchasing a few myself, I have found that even a Red Bellied Black is around the 2 to 300 dollar mark and just another one such as Colletts are in high demand and...

Just Got my new Kangaroo Island Tiger, Here are some pics

:|hi my dog found a copper head in a hole,it quite hurt what do i do:|

ok, not into whacking snakes, prefer to leave em, but last night on the balcony this one came at me when i was getting rid of a couple of cane toads. was too close and cornered me on the end of the balcony in the dark..... I had a shovel...I made one choice... sorry to post this pic if it...

Pick up my first (not my last) BHP last night! wooo ill get some pics soon as his coming up for shed,but his my new bestfriend.

Daddy's Rules for Dating Your dad's rules for your boyfriend (or for you if you're a guy): Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up. Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance...

I know not everyone is a fan but just thought i'd post to let people know that Bruce George is on Animal Planet tonight at 7:30 in a new series. Looking forward to it

This morning i recieved a call from a nice lady who had this little tiger in her water tank. Concrete tank, 20 foot across, 7 foot deep and 3/4 full. The poor guy had been in the tank for two weeks before she rang, she didnt know if she was seeing things when she saw it then, so she didnt call...

Are there any roads/areas that's good for a bit of a look around for reptiles near Surfers? I'm going up there soon and want to have a go at finding some critters.

For a long time now there has been a great deal of pressure to provide proof that tongs do not harm snakes. Despite having approval to do this testing, using 132 different specimens that all tested to be fine, no injuries and no deaths, people will still claim that tongs are dangerous. Some...

hey has any one ever delt with scalles and tails on prospect road south australia?? what you think?

Anyone done any herping around buderim? Was looking at google maps and noticed buderim forest, so was thinking of going over there for a look. Going to have a look around beerwah also and there was a pretty descent looking area near mooloolaba. What do you think?

hi everyone i was free handling a few elapids in a controlled enviroment by that i mean with a few well respected handlers when i was bitten 3 times by a tiger snake.The symptoms have been insane with slight paralysys around bite site pain loss of taste headaches trouble focusing nausia weakness...

went herping today around some of the fire struck areas in gippsland this arvo, anyway good day in all, however, there was this 1 that i didn't tail due to the higher risk of being tagged, didn't have any equipment to pin the head with me.... anyway it was a snake i at first belived was a RBB...

this is the missus cat Petree keeping an eye on my snakes thinks hes a meerkat LOL

Was just wondering if anyone on here knew of where i could get hold of some locale specific Identification charts concerning snakes and spiders. Specifically associated with the venomous species. Like the type of things that Poison Centres would send out through the mail every now any then...

Found this little guy today...just starting out in life......probably only a few days old and already fending for itself. It's a baby Tiger Snake from one of the suburbs along the Yarra in Melbourne. To give you an idea of the size..its head is about 7mm long, the whole body 20cm and its...

went to triplet falls in apollo bay few weeks ago and ran into this fella!! he was very happy for me to hold him but the missus wouldnt even take a foto of me holding him for me, so i took these fotos and put him in the bushes and let him go on his way

hay guys i was just wondering if anybody here free handles there elapids like you would a python (obviously with alot more care) i got asked the same question by a mate and i said i dont think anybody would and i can see any good reason why they would and that i never will but i was just...

Hi - I'm a newbie. Hope u can help. I've lived in a shed in FNQ for the last 2 years with at least one snake, but it's not a pet. I've been told it is a "Dolls Eye". I had it turfed out once but it came back (of course - the shed's his/her territory) and so far we've kept a respectful distance...

I was reading one of those wired facts they publish in MX. It said, "Some species of snake can live for up to 2 years as they can eat their hearts and regenerate new ones". Is this true? And what species?

Hey there! I've always wanted a pet snake but my mum is scared of them so only recently has she finally said i can get one.. but i don't know what kind of snake is good for beginners.. i asked on other sites and they all said corn snakes and other ones that arent allowed in Australia.:cry: So...

just wondering how long have you been keeping reptiles for? I have been keeping for 4 years now (with a licence) just curious how long everybody has been keeping for, been herping for about 8 years now and keeping for about 4 years before I got my licence and bought my first reptiles (all the...

Has anyone ever thought of nominating a python emblem for each state. ?. Queensland = Green Tree python or Jungle Black & Gold or Scrub NSW = Diamond python or Port Mac NT= Bredli WA=Stimmie Victoria ?? Tasmania ?? Gotta fit womas and bhps in somewhere too any other...

Ok so we've had a million posts in the past showing our display enclosures... And I love them. But I'm making a click clack (quite similar to the ones Emily posted as a DIY project, which was awesome Em :) and I'd love to see what people have done and are using! I could look at peoples different...

Can anyone ID this poor fella? I'm just interested to see what people say as I have more information to the ID than I am currently letting on. I'll release the info once I get enough responses

Published: 05-Feb-09 01:33 PM Source: AAP via NEWS.com.au AFL football legend Peter Daicos has been bitten by a tiger snake and is in hospital. Read More...

I was looking though an old herp book of mine by Peter Mirtschin and Rickard Davis 1986 edition and was admiring the Albino Tiger and was wondering, are there many Albino Elapids in private collections. I have managed to scan a photo of the Albino Tiger in my book but would love to see pics if...

We live on 5 acres and have had lots of snakes over the past few years, before having kids that was fine and we used to live and let live. My situation has now changed, last year my border collie was killed by a king brown, and i have 2 little girls 3 &1 wandering around my place. Does anyone...

what's the biggest Carpet that you have seen and photographed in the WILD?? Please post pics. Removals don't count....you were called there you did not find it yourself. Photo's would be great Cheers, Scott

Hi all, I have some exciting news! As many of you will know, there has been a lot of discussion about the DNA sexing of reptiles. It is a commercially available service for animals such as birds, but unfortunately until now reptile people haven't had this service available to us. Hopefully...

here are some pics of some diamonds i released in the last week. sorry pretty crapy camera. The pics are not as good as i thought they would be.:?

I went for a drive and stayed overnight at Glenmorgan, it was way too hot to find even many nocturnal reptiles, despite the fantastic habitat. Here's a few pics.. We found, Coral Snakes active late at night on the roads, Spotted Black Snakes, Geckos were active too we only saw 2 different...

Copied directly from my blog. --- Note: if you've seen the 2009 ReptilesDownUnder.com calendar, you might recognise some pictures here. We left The Warrumbungles in the morning and drove up to Girraween National Park, just across the border in Queensland. Despite it being quite close to...

Rough scale attacked by cat. Yesterday a call came to pick up a snake from the hospital, well i couldn't be at a better place:lol: i called the guy to meet me out the front , turns out he had caught the snake from his home and bought it to work. I noticed blood on the bag so i new that it had...

Published: 14-Jan-09 04:36 PM Source: The Mercury via NEWS.com.au A LARGE tiger snake confronted Sharon White about 2m from her front door this afternoon before lodging itself near her letterbox. Read More...

Firstly.... A huge thank you to Mudimans And Fuscus for coming along...... It may not have been a huge turnout , but at least we may have started something..... Not Great on writing a story, but basically we chatted, had a few drinks... Did a lil bit of Bush walking/Herping.. And...

found this poor little guy on the way home yesterday seems to be lots of road kill pics feel free to add your own

Hello all, Our family used to have 3 rabbits. One for my little brother, one for my sister and one for me. All of them recently passed away, except mine.:? 2 deaths in 3 days!! The first was India, my little sisters rabbit. We just found her...

Common Name Eastern Tiger Age 3 years old Sex unknown Length 3ft Quantity Available 1 General Description Wild caught on permit melbourne area, excellent condition, feeds on mice very well. handles very well, excellent condition. Location North Brisbane, QLD Willing to...

Scientific Name Morelia Spilota Mcdwelli Common Name Coastal Carpet Python Age 7 years Sex Breeding Pair Length 220cm each Quantity Available 2 General Description Male has hypo gene, 220cm long, Very light markings, Not best for children. Female is an excellent handler...

A beautiful big Brown Snake from Cann River, East Gippsland. Unfortunately the snake was killed by a car probably only minutes before we found it.......fortunately it showed hardly any signs of external damage and made for some nice photos. I tried for what I thought was...