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23-May-04, 06:20 PM
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lol greebo. are you just trying to rub it in kevyn?
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23-May-04, 09:31 PM
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I always find it bewildering how people can be so misinformed. I have a friend of mine who is a well know reptile keeper and handler and even considered enough of an expert to be featured on the Encyclopedia Britanica cd talking about Australian reptiles, and he is the proud owner of a VERY VERY LARGE Burmese python(legally) In fact it was stolen from his collection some years ago while he was away(on a Croc expedition I think) and the NPWS found it nearly two years later after a raid on another home and returned it to him after he was able to identify it from the sloths he had kept. In other words YES you can but you do need to be licenced appropriately as he is. And NO he doesn't own a Zoo, Although until recently he was the head reptile keeper of one.
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23-May-04, 09:36 PM
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correction make that Websters cd under reptiles and frogs
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23-May-04, 09:49 PM
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Is his name Neil? and is he missing a finger from a red belly bite?
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23-May-04, 09:56 PM
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Close but no cigar. His name does start with an N and sound a little like Neil but not neil lol. He is missing a finger yes, but then are'nt most of the old timers ? lmao
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23-May-04, 09:58 PM
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Actually Spring I am guessing you are talking about the right person as your location is his
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23-May-04, 09:59 PM
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Yeah I am no good with names. I remember in the last bush fires he had to get the fire brigade to help him evacuate all his snakes.
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23-May-04, 10:11 PM
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Indeed. How often do you see him? Have you had the chance to see his Burmese? It is a monster, It is a four to five man(struggling) to hold it job. Temprement like a pussy cat though. He has got some of the best herps in his collection. He must have been keeping now for about 40 or 50 years now. Oh and it's Nev
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23-May-04, 10:15 PM
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Yes thats it Nev, I've met him only twice once at the Hawkesbury Herp Society when he was trying to get information on who may have stolen his burmese, and the other when he was working at wonderland. I would love to see his collection one day but I don't know many herpos in my area.
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23-May-04, 10:21 PM
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Yeah he did find out who it was and unfortunately it wasn't the guy who had it at the time. We did find out who it was though as it turned out that a mystery name that was dropped ended up being someone I knew who was into crooked dealings and sure enough it was the same guy, enough said about that, It was actually The Australian Wildlife Park he worked in(not to get technical lol) attached to Wonderland. I used to be the Security Supervisor there for some time. That's how I know him. If you ever see him you should take the opportunity to talk to him. What he doesn't know isn't worth knowing when it comes to herps of all kinds and Crocs. He actually caught the big fella at the Zoo years ago,,, All 650kgs of him
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23-May-04, 10:31 PM
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It was actually The Australian Wildlife Park he worked in(not to get technical lol) attached to Wonderland.
| argh same thing  Its all getting closed down now anyway. What happened to the fella who stole the snake?
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23-May-04, 10:37 PM
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Umm well, last I heard was that after his terrible unfortunate accident he moved to QLD somewhere. LOL yeah your right it is the same thing sort of and it is closed already. I rang to chat to him the other week only to find it has closed up already, that is why I said "used to be " lol I am pretty sure he is still there while they work out the final closure and so on.
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24-May-04, 04:56 AM
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I always find it bewildering how people can be so misinformed. I have a friend of mine who is a well know reptile keeper and handler and even considered enough of an expert to be featured on the Encyclopedia Britanica cd talking about Australian reptiles, and he is the proud owner of a VERY VERY LARGE Burmese python(legally)
| Not misinformed at all, I merely answered the kids question which was "Can I buy a burmese python in Australia?"and the answer is NO.So perhaps before saddling up your high horse you should actually read the thread properly.
I don't doubt your mate has a legal Burmese. I am guessing he declared it during the amnesty in '97.Unless you have a time machine in your shed Moman can't go back to '97 and legally own a Burmese.
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24-May-04, 05:19 AM
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It's all this talk about Burms, I just can't resist... 
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24-May-04, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by cwarren72 He actually caught the big fella at the Zoo years ago,,, All 650kgs of him | Oh come on! Bob isn't THAT big! 
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