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23-Sep-06, 10:20 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Albury Age/Gender: 31  | | | Reptile Awareness Courses/Workshops
Does anyone know of any courses or workshops for reptile awareness. I have friends that have moved from the UK with their children and have brought property in the middle of nowhere, Victoria. They are looking for something for their kids awareness
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23-Sep-06, 10:24 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 28 | | | |
contact a zoo of the vic park and wildlife, whatever they call themselves down there mexico way
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23-Sep-06, 10:26 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | |
A few people I know from the UK are nervous about reptiles when they come to Australia. If you are just wanting general precautions to take and a bit of info, probably one of the keeper talks at Healesville sanctuary would be a good place to start.
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23-Sep-06, 10:28 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Albury Age/Gender: 31 | | | |
Anything close to Albury?
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23-Sep-06, 01:10 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: May-06 Location: Gympie QLD Age/Gender: 33  | | | |
I'm not sure if anyone does anything like that, my suggestion if you can't find any workshops would be to spend a few weeks doing there own research. Hit the local library for books,search the internet, visit a zoo & ask the locals for info on what snakes they are most likely to see in their area. They could make a poster or something with pics & names of local species so the kids get familiar with the animals they are likely to see around their property, dangerous or otherwise. Hope this helps & good luck to your friends
Timthevet where is your clinic in Melbourne, if you don't mind me asking?
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23-Sep-06, 01:31 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Perth. Western Australia | | |
that, and also just pretty much warn them DONT TOUCH ANYTHING. isnt it 90% of snakes in aus are vens? or can kill you? or something? if you brainwash them right, theyll run a mile at anything that moves 
its hard to keep a young child focused at reading about anything, even reptiles, a trip to some zoos and some picture books would be great to start teaching them wouldnt it?
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23-Sep-06, 04:01 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Albury Age/Gender: 31 | | | |
They are looking at visiting a few zoos in Melbourne. I also suggested healesville sanctuary They were hoping there might be somewhere that specialised or herp workshops.
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23-Sep-06, 11:55 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Hoppers Crossing, Victoria Age/Gender: 40 | | | |
Try Sean and Stacey at snakehandler.com.au
They're here in Melbourne but they do courses all over the country so give them a yell and see what you can oragnise.
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Last edited by elapid68; 23-Sep-06 at 11:56 PM.
Reason: woefull spelling
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24-Sep-06, 12:24 AM
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I attended a reptile talk at Griffith University today. It was organised by the Queensland Museum.
Ring the Melbourne Museum and see what they have happening where.
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