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19-Apr-07, 10:45 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Brisbane Age: 17 | | | Can you catch wild snakes
hey all sorry if this as already bin answered but i was just wondering if there was a snake on the road and it was injured would it be ok to like take it home care for it and take it to a vet or is that illeagal
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19-Apr-07, 10:46 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Queenslander Age: 25 | | | |
Yep you can take it to the vet or an animal hospital.
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19-Apr-07, 10:47 PM
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ok thanks
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19-Apr-07, 10:50 PM
|  | Reptiles Galore Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Redcliffe, Queensland Age/Gender: 18  | | | |
But you're not allowed to take it home and care for it, Unless you have a special licence I believe.. but I'm sure that if you found it injured on the side of the road at night time, when there wouldn't be any vets etc open. You could keep it over night and then take it to the vets the next day.
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19-Apr-07, 10:52 PM
|  | slimin about! Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Cairns | | | |
In queensland you're allowed an INJURED animal for up to 3 days MAX but during that time you must be seen as attempting to take that animal to an approved wildlife shelter, a vet or have a wildlife representative (from the EPA or such forgetting clinical terms) pick the animal up from you.
I was suprised at the 3 day thing - but I phoned EPA and asked them, and they were adamant you're allowed the reptile for up to three days...
But if it is injured, you MUST get it to the vet straight away!
Yes, in all instances you're breaking the law by removing wildlife - Just touching a healthy wild snake apparently carries severe penalties - so I was told on a recent wildlife trip along the Daintree.
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19-Apr-07, 10:55 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: perth Age: 15 | | | |
i know over in wa if you find a sick and injured reptile your aloud to nurse it back 2 health and then release it. im not sure about brisbane the law may be more strict than here
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19-Apr-07, 10:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Townsville Age/Gender: 35 | | | |
You can also apply for a damage mitigation permit which allows you to care for sick and injured wildlife. Contact Qld NPWS and your local wildlife care group if this is an interest for you as there are lots of regulations and stuff to follow.
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19-Apr-07, 10:58 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Brisbane Age: 17 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsubakai  You can also apply for a damage mitigation permit which allows you to care for sick and injured wildlife. Contact Qld NPWS and your local wildlife care group if this is an interest for you as there are lots of regulations and stuff to follow. | could u pm me the number for them
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19-Apr-07, 11:10 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: mt warren park | | | |
you can get a damage mit permit to keep a wild non returnable to the wild animal..
you may not keep the animal with any other animal,,you cant breed or sell the animal..
you will need written confomation from a vet that animal will live COMFORTABLY in captivity(eg no pain)but will not survive in the wild(eg blind bearded dragon)
you will need tp contact your local epa for more details
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19-Apr-07, 11:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: mt warren park | | | |
just ring your local national parks,or environmental protection agency and theyll point you in the right direction
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19-Apr-07, 11:35 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Perth Age/Gender: 22 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by blakeus i know over in wa if you find a sick and injured reptile your aloud to nurse it back 2 health and then release it. im not sure about brisbane the law may be more strict than here | Are you sure about this??? We have some of the strictest laws in aus, and i have been told from a wildlife carer that you must have a wildlife rehabilitator license (whatever the correct license is)...
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19-Apr-07, 11:38 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by najanaja you can get a damage mit permit to keep a wild non returnable to the wild animal.. | I thought it was illegal to take keep an animal if it cant be later released, by law it should be euthanaised(im fairly sure this is the case but they often give differant stories), although technically you are allowed to keep them as you say but only if it is initially thought to be able to be released. I once thought of abusing this loophole to be able to keep an orphaned possum(as they generally cant be safely released).
If what you are saying is true does that mean i can keep an orphaned possum as a pet if i get the permit?
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20-Apr-07, 09:06 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Sydney, NSW | | |
If the snake is injured enough to be taken from the wild, its injured enough that it will need to be taken to a vet. Unless of course your a qualified vet and have access to all the neccessary equipment.  |
20-Apr-07, 09:16 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Nikonia Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by cris I thought it was illegal to take keep an animal if it cant be later released, by law it should be euthanaised(im fairly sure this is the case but they often give differant stories), although technically you are allowed to keep them as you say but only if it is initially thought to be able to be released. I once thought of abusing this loophole to be able to keep an orphaned possum(as they generally cant be safely released).
If what you are saying is true does that mean i can keep an orphaned possum as a pet if i get the permit? | If raised correctly it can be released so that theory is not valid. You don't want one as a pet anyway unless you don't enjoy sleeping
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20-Apr-07, 09:39 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Nikonia Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by pythonlover001 hey all sorry if this as already bin answered but i was just wondering if there was a snake on the road and it was injured would it be ok to like take it home care for it and take it to a vet or is that illeagal | sorry wrong quote
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