I went up to see the "Australian Venom Zoo" in Kuranda the other day and i was very unimpressed of the little tin shed to say the least.
For starters, I was taken on a guided tour of this so called zoo, and the first thing i saw was the boyds forest dragon, which was dead... there was a grand total of 5 species of venomous snakes, one of which was named as a king brown which looked much more like a Butlers to me, and the highlight of my day was the black whipsnake which i was told on the tour by the owner stuart douglas, that they could jump 3 foot in the air and crack its tail like a whip.
the next thing on the list was the olive python which had scale rot.
There is nothing i hate more than people who dont look after their animals but the way that stuart douglas treats his staff is disgraceful, it has to be seen to be believed.
But one thing took the cake on the day, the fact he actually thinks he is the best elapid handler in queensland!
stuart douglas...what a joke!!!
For starters, I was taken on a guided tour of this so called zoo, and the first thing i saw was the boyds forest dragon, which was dead... there was a grand total of 5 species of venomous snakes, one of which was named as a king brown which looked much more like a Butlers to me, and the highlight of my day was the black whipsnake which i was told on the tour by the owner stuart douglas, that they could jump 3 foot in the air and crack its tail like a whip.
the next thing on the list was the olive python which had scale rot.
There is nothing i hate more than people who dont look after their animals but the way that stuart douglas treats his staff is disgraceful, it has to be seen to be believed.
But one thing took the cake on the day, the fact he actually thinks he is the best elapid handler in queensland!
stuart douglas...what a joke!!!