License for Green Tree Snakes??!!

[sxc_celly]

Hi guys,

Just wondering in Qld, do i need any special license for green tree snakes, file snakes etc? What snakes and pythons are a license 2 apart from womas. Thanks

Celeste

[Adam]

File snakes are class 1.

[sxc_celly]

Thanks for that. What about green tree snakes?

[x_aussie_bloke_x]

class 1

[sxc_celly]

Truly? Thats awesome. Anyone have any helpful info on either species being kept in captivity? Thanks everyone (i love this site )

[Logan & Allana]

As far as I know u only need to upgrade you licence once you have more than two woma's or two green tree pythons or one of each. You also need to upgrade if you want elapids but that's about it.

[sxc_celly]

So if ive got a class 1 license i can buy womas, but if i want more than 2 i have to upgrade my license?

[hornet]

on a recreational keepers permit you can keep a maximum of 2 specialist species which does not include dangerous elapids, any endangered species is a specialist animal, mary river turtle etc, also womas, gtp and as far as i know rsp, just a few of the specialist animals

[Logan & Allana]

Originally Posted by sxc_celly

So if ive got a class 1 license i can buy womas, but if i want more than 2 i have to upgrade my license?

Yep that's exactly it, I think the upgrade costs about $150 last time I checked. Same as if you had two GTP or like hornet said any of the speicialist species. So a max of two of any specialist speicies on your normal liceance and then u have to upgrade. So if you get a pair of woma's to breed in the future proberbly best to upgrade as you will need to once you get bubs. Hope this helps.

[hornet]

upgrade is more then just cost you need to have had your rec licence for at least 2 years

[swingonthespiral]

OMG HOW EXCITING!!! thanks celly for asking this question.... now i know whats next on my list

[cris]

Also if you have say 2 womas(or other restricted reptile) and they breed im fairly sure you are given a certain amount of time to sell the offspring.

First thing to know about GTS's is that they are extremely fast and agile. They can quickly launch themselves and speed off quickly. IMO keeping pythons doesnt really prepare you at all for these, as they are very different snakes. Very very fast and they are also very fragile when they are small and can break themselves when thrashing about(well so i have been told).

Dont buy one that isnt feeding on dead pinkies. Wait until you can get one that is, as it makes a very big difference. They are visual hunters so it can be difficult to get them onto dead food if you are not experienced (many ppl have old snakes that are still only on live food) live feeding these guys is not for the squeamish as they swallow stuff alive. I got mine already eating dead pinkies and they will now eat anything meaty that is offered.

They eat and crap about 3-6 times more often than pythons so they are a fare bit more work to look after. IMO they should be fed about 1-5 times a week, sometimes one day after the other if meals are small and i let them go for a week or so after a big feed sometimes. As there name suggests they like trees and climbing so your enclosure should allow for this, i also think its good to include live plants and a very large water bowl as the are a semi aquatic species IMO.

After saying all that they are my favorite snake and IMO the best looking Australian snake. Because they are active diurnal hunters you can watch them and they dont just sit in a blob like a python.

There are also heaps of different colour varieties such as gold/yellow northern form, the eastern form that is usually and olive green colour with yellow underneath but can also be found in virtually unlimited colour variations in the same area. In my backyard i have seen blues, greys, yellow and blue/aqua, standard olive green ones, one with yellow going most of the way up its sides(usually yellow is just on the underside and face). There are also black and white ones, black and yellows(generally up in north qld) and there would also be alot that i havnt seen before.

here are some links with nice pics (the first link is just info)

http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetolo...colubridae.pdf

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/im...up=matchphrase

http://herpindiego.com/commonts.html

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_con...on_tree_snake/

http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/snakes/c...punctulata.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delp...ake.htm?200526

http://lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au/Docu...ntreesnake.htm

http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/tbiol/z...olubrids.shtml

[bunnykin]

impressive writeup cris

[cris]

Oh yeah i forgot to mention as hatchies they can be kept in a click clack, but i think its best to give them a large enclosure as adults.

[sxc_celly]

Thanks everyone this thread has answered more than 1 of my questions in my head lol. Can anyone give any light on file snakes? Thanks