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So about 15 minutes ago I was driving back in the work vehicle from tea gardens nsw and I was a fair way behind a ute anyway a lovely big rbbs was sunning it self minding its own business when this ********* swerved to hit it then proceeded to jump out and bash it to death with a peice of wood...

Hello everyone, I'm an herpetologist arriving from France next week and travelling through Queensland, from Brisbane to Cairns for around a month. I do not know exactly if the season is good for herping and how to look for Reptiles & Amphibians. I would love to receive any advice from you...

I was shown this silly video today. Bit of a laugh :lol: YouTube

As most relocators can probably admit, no one ever calls up saying that have a snake in their house/yard/car but its ok, they will watch it, just finish your cup of tea and then pop out when you have a moment. It's usually either panicky voices of mums accompanied by the shrieks and yells of...

I am not that versed in what I assume are Latin names for snakes and lizards and after reading replies to some posts over the last few years I felt it would be a good question. Why do some people tend to use Latin names when replying to posts that have been using common names, eg: rattling off 8...

It must be my week as i posted the Lacie at work and in this month alone within 10 Mts of the lacie people hve found a few marsh snakes and i was standing outside a few weeks ago and CRASH BANG WOLLOP a Red Belly fell down the embankment with a frog in its mouth....when i went to take pics the...

Hi all, I have joined so I can put up this post. I have a rescued pet (quite sure of this) snake, which was found in the Southern Highlands area, NSW. Can't give out more details. If you lost one please contact me with details identifying where lost, species, size etc... Thanks Carla

:|Howdy herpers! :) I've just been out the front and found two burrow looking holes in my front lawn, about four feet apart from each other. Way too small to be rabbit holes or something. They almost look like big yabbie holes. And although I do live near the river, its a good 1.5km from my...

Hi, I am thinking about getting a Red-Bellied black snake. I have worked with them (and all other venomous snakes) before, but I have not owned one myself. I am really hands on with my reptiles, and I don't want a display snake. My only question regarding keeping one, is about their venom...

Ill start off, either the olive python or the inland taipan :D.

Hi guys, Firstly I hope new members like myself aren't too annoying coming on here mainly to Id. Ive always had an appreciation of and interest in reptiles but can sometimes find it hard to Id so I thought I'd come here and get advice from the people who know them well! Currently living in...

We have considerable discussion going about the identity of a snake that has been hanging aound my house for a few days. Last night it came inside, which didn't please me, so he was put in a bag & delivered to a local snake expert. Now I have people telling me all sorts of stories about snakes...

Hi guys, my name is drew. My friends and i have been canyonning alot recently in the blue mountains and as a result have come across a lot of different snakes in and out of the canyons. We are trying to learn more about them so that we dont hurt them and they dont hurt us as sometimes a snake...

Had a call from the people down the street that they had found a big snake trying to eat their guinea pigs so I headed over to check it out only to find their gardener had grabbed the poor soul and thrown it in a garbage bin and was going to relocate it 30+kms away. I convinced them to let it go...

The New Snake Catching Subaru in Sydney Town and some of the usual suspects Berkshire park Brown Cecil Hills Black

Hi guys! I'm just woundering the types of Albinos we can keep here in Australia?

Just out of curiousity whats the appeal of owning venomous snakes? I've only been in the game a few years so maybe it hasn't click in me yet. But why would I want to house something that could kill me? I can't really interact with and just watch through the glass rather then have them sit on my...

Went for a month long trip to the East Gippsland area of Victoria as i do over summer every year, and also ventured a little into south coast Nsw. Found many interesting reptiles as usual and also some stunning frog species. Enjoy :D Eastern Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) by Matt Clancy...

Nice Rbb from a kitchen callout today:). Please excuse the chinese workboots. This is an example of free handling and represents a potentially dangerous scenario that only those experienced with venomous snakes should consider, so don't do this at home.

Posting on behalf of an acquaintance who doesn't have access to the forum. She is in NSW Hawkesbury area and on acreage, a Red Belly Black has been around her house most of the day, even if she makes lots of noise, it keeps coming back, she has children and dogs so needs it gone ASAP. shes...

Hi every one Im new to the forum and to keeping reptiles I have been doing alot of reading here and on another site. I just recently got my reptile licence and bought a Diamond Python. I am still building a enclosure for him so I have him in a glass tank. I bought a heat rock of ebay but when I...

A friend of mine working out at Newman WA was doing a prestart (checking his vehicle) and came accross this on the wheel arch of his 4x4. He's not into reptiles and spiders but thought this was cool and shared the pictures with me. I'd have loved to of been there to see it for myself. But...

Hi all. I am new around here and very much appreciate the vast knowledge and experience found here from you all. I have a question for you guys... (and given that I couldn't find it listed in the other forum posts about snake myths, I'd like to hit you guys up for an expert answer) A friend of...

Hey i found this snake in my back yard yesterday where the kids play and was wondering what kind of snake it is? I thought it was a red belly but my mate thinks differently. Where should and how far away do I release it? The pics aren't the best sorry. Cheers for the help!

After a drought of a week or so I get two call outs. First was to Coolum beach where i picked up an extremely relaxed python. It was in a ball and I just picked it up. It untangled itself so I was able to do the standard grip about two thirds down the body. Had the mandatory photos by the...

Hi everyone! Help please! My questions are: 1. How long can a snake sit still and not make a sound? 2. Usually how long after it has an escape route does a snake move toward it? I'm new here and really only here because I'm over not having full run of my house... On Christmas night 25/12...

Yes I know its overproduced ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mMTnXIqMo4

We found this lil guy under our caravan, battered & bruised. A trip to the vet, wounds treated & some R&R at a local wildlife park then hopefully he will be home again. Never ceases to amaze me that even snakes this small incite such hatred in some people. Looks suspiciously like he got bashed...

Below is a picture of a Red Bellied Black snake that had been stuck in this can for several days before it was rescued. Last Saturday I got a call from a friend that she needed help rescuing a snake with its head stuck in a can. We came across this pitiful sight after it was reported to her...

Call out for a red belly in a door frame. Person who spotted it was a pretty young girl in a bikini . Not a snake fan and wasn't cool, calm and collected. Hysterical was a better description. Close your eyes and picture her ( and people ask if I miss office work ;) ). The door was one of those...

So I got called to drop everything and go running to one of the bosses house to remove a Death Adder (henceforth known as DA) halfway up a tree today (To those with pending facepalms, I know what you are thinking). Generally not being in a great mood to work hard on a Friday, I said I would...

Hi, I was looking for Tiger Snakes the other day (as I often do) and finally managed to accidentally step on one! I was incredibly lucky in that I seem to have stepped right on its neck, making a bite impossible. I found the snake again later and he seemed Ok as far as I can tell. I was being...

Ever had your snake escape? Where did it go? or where are there favorite spots? I got a striped coastal Hatching And after my friends close encounter with losing his, I'd like to already map out my plan

Don't get me wrong, I like snakes. I grew up with lovely black snakes and tree snakes in NSW. The browns in Qld here are a little harder to love, but I investigated online and we've had success with steering them away from the house and yard by providing 'snake corridors' of low shrubs and...

Removed this brown nose from a house yesterday. While trying to photo the animal got a call about a guinea pig cage and a snake and would not have been able complete the photography except for the assistance of another APS member. The photos are of acceptable quality! Oh and on the way to the...

Hey guys :) I have been preparing and doing research about getting an elapid for the past 2 years and i think i am ready! Im just wondering what would be the best starter elapid? I have a few friends who keep elapids and they said start with something calmer like a Red belly black or...

does anyone know if red belly blacks eat other elapids, like browns, etc or is it just an old wives tale

This skink is about one and a half times the size of Lampropholis delicata. The red mark behind the forelegs appears to be a natural coloration, and not an injury. The lizard is in the sub-tropical rainforest at Mount Warning, NSW. Please identify.

Started working on a new painting, referenced from a photo of my partner's new female GTP. Looking good so far but I have NO IDEA what colour to do for the background. Arg...suggestions? Painting is acrylic, 90x30cm; have included the reference image for funsies. =)

Just where the tail is, it's a reddish orange colour. Its coloured all around are really bright and it has the most beautiful patterns, but it's about a year old now and suddenly it's tail underneath has gone a different colour...is this normal?

Here i am again (like a rash) while i am still logged on i thought i might ask the good people here if they can tell me what sort of snake this is, it was found by my son in the bushland at the bottom of our street (port macquarie NSW) i made him put it back but took a pic of it with my phone...

I'm no reptile removalist but my mate called me and said there was a snake on the road in dee why Sydney! Not a whole lot of bush any where near there! Beautiful snake! What do you think wild or some ones escaped pet? I'm going to call my friend at wires so he can remove the ticks of it and...

Black with red belly, light redish band behind head , approx 30cm long. We are not in a commonly black snake area so finding this little one was fasinating. The kids had one earlier and by the time I got to them it had taken off for safety. Hubby found this one (possibly the same one the kids...

I uncovered a baby snake the other week when doing some work in the yard, red belly is the order of the day around here but I didn't see the red on it. It had to be the smallest snake I've ever seen, even considering the ones I've seen breaching eggs. The small size of it got me to doing some...

G'day all - quick question about the dilution of F10 you use to clean your enclosures. There's a dilution chart on the back ranging from weak to stronger depending upon what organism you want to kill - what do you normally use for cleaning down your enclosures?

We went to Merimbula for a week & stopped at Buchan for two days on the way. Such beautiful country up that way & SO much wildlife! Here are a few wild animals we saw.. Buchan Water dragon also saw a lace monitor, roos, wallabies, koalas, a mother wombat & her baby, possums, lyrebirds & heaps...

i read this on RSP "have seen pythons suffer serious health problems over the long term when subjected to lights continually over a 24 hour period. It appears that the lack of a photoperiod can disturb the hormonal cycles of the snake making it vulnerable to a range of maladies." is this true...

Wanted 100% girl must be around a year old. Eating rats or mice not fussed witch one as long as its rats or mice pm me with your location (would prefer Vic so I can pick up) and your price thanks - - - Updated - - - Will freight if necessary

Hi all. I live in South Australia and I have never seen a python in the wild, as much as I would love to! My question is, are there even any pythons that are native to SA? I tried a google search and got nothing :( The only snake I have ever seen is Eastern Browns, and they aren't much fun to...

Does anyone know of a snake catcher in medowie nsw have a possible red belly black in garage and for all that dont know medowie is a part of Raymond Terrace... Help needed txt me on 0413192731