illegal reptiles?

[Obrien]

I know the cost of being caught and thats why i wont do it i was just simply saying i wish i could have one because they are soo cool but i doubt there would even be that many in adelaide in nsw and victoria there would probably be hundreds i would imagine with like little china in sydney i bet if u went there you could find them pritty easily.

 

[Hickson]

Ok so whats the consequence for say keeping an exotic in Aus?

Maximum fine for a breach of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act is $110,000 and 5 years in jail. You might also have broken other Federal and State laws. Due to the Reverse Onus of Proof, in court you will need to prove you didn't smuggle the exotics in.

If the exotics were smuggled in, AQIS will not only seize the exotics, but also any native reptiles you have too, legally held or otherwise.

If i remember correctly wasnt there a Study or Conference on Illegal Reptiles in Oz and there impact on the Industry/Environment, and even to the extent of a possible amnesty of some description allowing people to notify there Local Hospital of illegally held Exotic Venomous Reptiles?

That conference was held by Medical doctors who were discussing snakebites and envenomations. The concern was that hospuitals are not setup to treat people who have been bitten by their pet Mamba, and were discussing ways to at least be aware of what exotic vens were held in their areas.



Hix

 

[gold&black...]

Also I find it funny that some people say that they know people who have exotics and don't approve of it but don't do anything about it...... If they were so concerned abt the environment and stuff they should be reporting it rather than telling people on forums that they actually know people who have them..... Don't see the point in telling people that they know some one who has an exotic or can get u an exotic when they should be actually doing something to stop it.........

Everyone knows that smuggling happens, it will only stop if the people who know those people who do it, report it.......... Till then, I want a blood python and if u know some one who might know some one who might be illegally importing them please let me know (will keep it to myself, I promise)..... cheers

G/B.........

 

[fishnben]

Obrien you never know, a few weeks ago a fellow went a bit crazy in adelaide and threw a heap of stuff from his apartment balcony in the middle of the city, cops went up there and he had a very nice looking Green iguana that the Zoo now owns.

The fish trade is rampant in illegals, I am in the industry and there is nothing you cannot purchase (except pointers, which you wouldnt want from what i have seen them capable of working on tuna farms for a few years)

 

[Jonno from ERD]

I really want to keep cobras!

Mate, you're not missing much! Uncordinated wimpy Mulga's is all they are.

 

[da_donkey]

Mate, you're not missing much! Uncordinated wimpy Mulga's is all they are.

LOL good call :lol:

 

[Miss B]

I want a Zebra...

 

[Obrien]

yeah u might get away wit ha zebra lol just say its a weird looking horse lol. i want a salamander they are so cool. Does anyone know of anyone with one of them in australia?

 

[Hickson]

You mean an adult axolotyl? There's a few people on this site who either have them, or had them.



Hix

 

[Obrien]

well there is a evolved for of axolotles but they apparently dont live long and they are not as cool as real ones like this one.

 

[fishnben]

I use to have a salamander(adult axolotl).6-7 years ago. he was white with gold spots. someone in Adelaide used to morph them. They can be changed but it is quite stressful on the animal and quite tricky.

Ben

 

[fishnben]

Thats the type of salamander you want obrien

 

[snake man]

exotic reptiles

hey all, ive bee asked a number of times if i wanted to buy exotic animals such boas(south american ground boas, madigascan tree boas, emrald tree boas and more), corn snakes, retics, ball pythons, poison arow frogs, golden tamracs, igaunas and a few more but i wouldent buy these because i have a licence and keep a number of animals that are rare like gtp and rsp and if the animal services came i would lose them

 

[Hickson]

Obrien: those salamanders you can't keep in Oz.

Snake Man: what's a golden tamrac?



Hix

 

[Obrien]

Thats the type of salamander you want obrien

im not quite sure what u mean by that. but yes they look call and i think they would be a pritty cool pet but apperently again they are illegal like everything lol.

 

[cma_369]

Obrien: those salamanders you can't keep in Oz.


Hix

Hence being in an "illegal" reptiles thread

And about what are the golden tamracs, maybe theyre golden???

 

[AnteUp]

I would love the opportunity to keep vipers. I think they're amazing. I'll just have to wait until I move overseas..

 

[Aslan]

Hence being in an "illegal" reptiles thread

And about what are the golden tamracs, maybe theyre golden???

...thankyou for that mind boggling input...

Obrien - I disagree with you entirely - there are a few exotic reptiles which are alright but I think we have, without a doubt, the best reptiles available to us here in Oz...

 

[moose]

Maximum fine for a breach of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act is $110,000 and 5 years in jail. You might also have broken other Federal and State laws. Due to the Reverse Onus of Proof, in court you will need to prove you didn't smuggle the exotics in.

If the exotics were smuggled in, AQIS will not only seize the exotics, but also any native reptiles you have too, legally held or otherwise.



That conference was held by Medical doctors who were discussing snakebites and envenomations. The concern was that hospuitals are not setup to treat people who have been bitten by their pet Mamba, and were discussing ways to at least be aware of what exotic vens were held in their areas.



Hix

After Writing that post i went back through some documents i had and found the Conference i mentioned, and yes it was in relation to hospitals having concerns over what exotic Ven's were being kept locally... Geez officer i thought it was a wimpy Mulga!

 

[krusty]

i know some pepole that have some stuff but they where not bought in they where bred here
as most stuff is all redy here so there is no need to bring them in.