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Originally Posted by dansfish4tea

this is dans better half, just need a wuick answer which i cant find anywhere, is it actually illegal to kill a wild snake? friends just killed a snake because it was in their front yard and they asked what the laws are on that? and i am not sure

Hi, Dansfish,
I am a licensed snake catcher in Victoria.
Yes it is illegal to kill any snake as they are all protected.
As a snake catcher we are allowed to kill snakes but only as a last resort example if they have been terminally injured by dogs, cats, lawnmowers, whippersnippers, ranover or some hero with a shovel.
Unfortunately there is a loophole people use.
All they have to say is it was a threat to to their family and they generally get away with that as it is to hard for the D S E or N P&W or wildlife depts to prove any different .
Really the only way you can get any one charged is to actually ctch them in the act& then it would very time consuming and then it would be your word against theirs.