varanus giganteus

Hi all, I recently moved to Darwin from Newcastle and on the drive up, while travelling at 130km/hr on the Barkley Highway, I spotted this little guy on the side of the road. I was over the moon to see one of these guys in the wild, moreso impressed I spotted him while travelling at that speed...

Well decided to add a trip to the park whilst picking up a snake from Bob ******, i was there a couple of years ago and it keeps geting better. The reptile displays are magnificent and lots to view. I was lucky we saw 2 shows, all the vens were getting fed, (red bellies ate 6 mice each!). The...

Just got back from a whirlwind 4 day trip to Newman and beyond. Pics are here, please feel free to browse. http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Boigairregularis/ My biggest surprise of the trip was how stoked I was to spot the pygmy goanna and the gecko and how blase i was about the...

G'day My new house is starting to get underway, and am currently tossing up a dew ideas. I currently have plans for a large in the wall type fish tank. I was considering adding a "snake pit" in what will essentialy be my reptile/fish room. I got the idea from the perth zoo. They have...

OK - tell us about the first time you met a particular herp species. Any species preferbly an unusual one. I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours. Me and a Olive :twisted: IN the early 80s, way before I kept herps, I was diving in Harvey Bay in about 3 meters of water off the...

Anyone used one of these reptile harnesses?

Hey everyone - went for a fang in my new fourby up to Australian Reptile Park on Saturday so I thought I would share some photos... There was hardly no one there - and made it in time to see the funnel webs being milked. It was a great day - all the animals where out and about - even the...

i must say that the perentie lizard is one of the most impressive reptiles australia has. Just wondering if any members on here keep this giant and if anyone has any pics of their lizard or their set-ups? cheers james

Can anyone think of any oz snakes in movies? I can think of 2 Mad Max 2 where a carpet protects Bruce Spences orthocopter ( envenomates someone too ) Fat Pizza where the health inspector finds a mac python under the counter ( and a possum in the coffee machine) Any more?

I noticed some corn snakes on an American docu-style show recently. Has anyone heard of them being in Australia, or if there is an Australian equvilant with the same characteristics? I love carpet pythons and childrens pythons, but I believe corn snakes just don't get to the size that...

Is my new Perentie enclosure, do you think its big enough for a trio?

As my collection of reptiles grows I am trying to find an insurance company who will cover my beloved reptiles. So far after endless hours on the phone to various companies and brokers, I have had all negative responses. Does any one out there know of an insurance company who will insure...

Guess I'll kick it off then, today some of the Sydney members of this site headed to Featherdale Wildlife Park, around 30 or so turned up and I must say it was fantastic! I had not been there before and was amazed by the amount of species of australian wildlife they had. It was a bird lovers...

Just picked up these little guys. Great little dragons, ate straight away for me! Forgive the crappy photos, it was late...

Howdy folks... Well it's been a while since I've stomped the ground around these forums and as many of you may remember I'm a goanna-lover to the core. I've kept 7 species all up, was fortunate enough to have bred 1 species and a female of another species threw a dud clutch of eggs due to...

Does anyone in this list keep yellow spotted monitors? You don?t see much going for sale, if anyone has any I would love to see some pics :D specially the big ones, cheers.

Hey guys, I have a question for those knowledgable regarding licensing. Currently i own a class 1 RKL (in NSW) and would like to upgrade to a basic class 2 license (no endorsement for keeping vens). For those of you who have been through this before, how do you go about upgrading your...

Hi Everyone. I am planning a trip to the centre and i would like to hear from members who have been to these places and can offer me some advice on what creatures i am likely to see, where and when. Point me in the right direction because I want to take more photos than a Japanese...

Here is a nice gadget for keeping your cat under control whenever it needs to be out of the house. Be careful to make sure you overtighten.

Just wondering what kind of reptiles/ amphibians etc. people are into? I am into all kinds of Lizards & Frogs... The ultimate for me would be a Perentie :wink:

Just want to know what everyones all time favourite aussie retiles are,

On now with Austin Stevens and giant viper,seems he's doing much better docos lately..check it out the viper will be on soon and is f'n massive...

Happy Birthday To Me!!!! Happy Birthday to me! :lol: :lol: I'll have a couple of Blackheads, some jungles and a few Bredls thanks :wink: Cheers, Luke :D

took the fam to the zoo today,gotta get a better camera soon..the perentie display was closed,that sucked

Some people are into monitors because of their great looks but others find their appeal in their intelligence and personality.

just a question, i know there are expections to the rule but in general Childrens pythons handle well Murray Darling handle well scrub pythons handle bad jungle pythons handle bad what about lace moniters ( if i had it from a baby and handled it alot what will it be like) also what other...

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but URS has an adult male Perentie for sale. For just $5000. http://www.ultimatereptiles.com.au/reptile/price.html Try not to drool too much guys. :P Hix

it has prob been up before and ive missed it an ad for gtp for between $700-$1000 i enquired and this is the respone i got.

Hi Everybody Just thought I would show some photo's of my latest addition', She is an adult Mitchell's Water Monitor (varanus Mitchelli) and just loves a swim!, She will be getting a boyfriend very soon!!! Had to link to the gallery cause had to much trouble postin (dam macintosh) Would love...

Last year and visited my best bud, you guys know him as Insectivor, I know him as the dude who lives under the Big Red Rock..lol.. I finally got photos back after loosing them during the move , so I hope that you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed stay with Insectdude and dudette, thanks guys had a...

Bells phase lace monitor hatchlings on the herptrader for $1065 each including freight.Just thought i'd bring it up for anyone interested.

...female het albino. Too bad the pics don't do her any justice. I need to invest in some better gear.

Thought this may be a new way to get rid of those feral filthy rotten dirty mongrel cane toads :lol:

Well the team from animal attraction and myself and Mel went over to Adelaide on Thursday to visit the team at U.R.S, and on behalf of all of us we would like to thank Tim and Donna for having us over to visit and see their snakes, they are great people and i would advise anyone to deal with...

Just noticed the breeding pair of perenties on Herp Trader,$20,000 for a guaranteed breeding pair. You'd want a nice size outdoor pit or enclosure for these guys but they would be a magnificent animal to own,observe and breed!!!

hi all, i just was wondering a) what is your dream australian reptile(one in thery that you can own) b) dont worry about laws or anything what one i will start it off a) blue tree snake b) boomslang or this yellow adder i sore on tv

:D Some mates on the southcoast do track maintenance on the railway between waterfall and wollongong.One bloke in particular is into wildlife, i always ask him about what reptiles he has seen.Over the years the most common reptile run over by trains is common bluetongues,usually for some reason...

How do we go about getting animals added to the species listings?? If all it takes is a little pressure, lets get together and get some animals added, there are various monitors i would to be able to keep, and i'm sure there is other species that others would like. Or do they just make it...

A real cutiepie :)

Hello everyone OK a bit of fun now GUESS WHO I AM what snake is it who can guess right without looking at snake pics. PK

Unusual to see these for sale. Stunning looking monitors, if only I had the space. I reckon these are for you Simon, what do you reckon? $6000 for one or $15000 for 3. Neil

Does anyone here have any first hand experience with this species? If so can you enlighten me on what they are like to keep please? Things like feeding, temperament and keeping conditions would be a help.

Hi, Just took this picture this morning. Have to keep the old fingers crossed that all works out.

I just purchased a Ornate Monitor (Varanus ornatus) for Meaghan! Perhaps not the best choice for our first Varanus, but talk about jumping in with both feet. He/she is a juvenile and will get here probably next week or the week after. I can't wait. Had to share. I really hope the photo...

just wondering if i did get the eastern bearded dragon pogona barbata and the central bearded dragon pogona vitticeps. could they be housed together or would it be a bad idea to do that.

Hi Guys. Just been skimming over the 'corn snake in the car park' thread and notice you two in particular are very opposed to anyone keeping exotics at, in fact it seems almost a personal crusade to dob in anyone who may keep them.While I respect your opinion on the topic, and know it's...

Just saw an ad for a perentie on the herptrader and its 8 months old and they want $5000. Just wandering if anyone on this site has one? Also if people in other states are allowed to keep them as im pretty sure you can not have them where im from(vic). Cheers Rick

is it just my computer or everyones? i got to contact seller and it comes up with a band across the middle where i think text is suppose to come up but dosn't i want to contact a seller but can't for some reason can someone help?

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, I took some more pics of my diamonds today, This one was pretty cool. http://www.aussiepythons.com/modules.php?set_albumName=ad&id=diamond2004_0501CK_2&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php I have 6 more shots of them, just click the next arrow...