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04-Nov-07, 05:29 PM
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hey, i have heard many things about if you can catch a snake in the wild.. some people say yes and others say no.. we have just moved here from South Africa and over there it is legal to catch wild snakes (but not keeping them though).. So is the laws the same over here in NSW. I have had a couple of visitors (2 diamods) and had to relocate them ( no choice as we have a little dog and was easily able to kill and eat her). But i always see people walking down tracks looking at wildlife but whenever i go off road there is always some shouting "hey you get back on track?????". So just explain the rules please as to catching snakes and lizards (not for keeping but say there is one in our house).. and how about just looking at it or taking pictures of it.. I hope i dont sound like an idiot now 
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04-Nov-07, 05:41 PM
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No you can't catch a snake without a permit and that is only in WA and NT. You are of course allowed to run over them in your car or cut their heads off with a shovel but don't catch one.
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04-Nov-07, 05:41 PM
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If you're in a National Park, it is illegal to interfere with any fauna or flora. By going off track you are trampling plants, possibly stepping on insects, spiders etc, and if you're lifting rocks etc then you're most likely distubing animals as well. That's why you'd be getting yelled at.... Just tell them to **** off and mind their own business. 
Re: taking animals from the wild; completely illegal.
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04-Nov-07, 05:55 PM
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your not allowed to catch them.
if one turns up around your house then maybe you could catch it and relocate it somewhere back into the wild, away from people but its probably better to call a professional to come and remove the animal (especially a venemous snake).
killing any native snake or lizard is illegal.
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04-Nov-07, 06:06 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane, Toowong Age/Gender: 20 | | | |
You aren't allowed to kill them or take them from the wild to keep as pets (unless you have a permit)
But I used to catch lizards all the time when I was a kid. Catch, look at, let go... Is that illegal?
We also had a big carpet in my mates place once and he has a little rat dog, so we got the carpet and took it out and let it go in the mangroves near his place... Was that illegal?
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04-Nov-07, 06:08 PM
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dont think so, aslong as it wassnt harmed or kept then relocating should be fine IMO
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04-Nov-07, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilK  You aren't allowed to kill them or take them from the wild to keep as pets (unless you have a permit)
But I used to catch lizards all the time when I was a kid. Catch, look at, let go... Is that illegal?
We also had a big carpet in my mates place once and he has a little rat dog, so we got the carpet and took it out and let it go in the mangroves near his place... Was that illegal? | yeah thats what i do (catch,look, let go) to the skinks and blues in my backyard... how do i get a permit to catch snakes.. any ideas?? oh yeh an i definatly dont want to keep a wild one as i already have enough but it could have a diseas that kills mine and i dont want to live feed it.. just pics (as i do phatography) :-)
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04-Nov-07, 06:47 PM
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you wont be able to get a permit
they are for those starting legit breeding programs or for scientific reasons
if you want to photograph them just take photo's of them in the wild disturbing them as little as possible, theres no need to catch them..
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04-Nov-07, 06:52 PM
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The law regarding interacting with wild native animals are anything but clearly defined. Basically, if a snake/lizard/echidna crossing the road, you can move it to the other side. But if the animal is just meandering along in the bush, then you aren't allowed to touch it.
Basically, it all comes down to common sense. Don't go wandering off paths in National Parks, don't go flipping rocks, and don't go running after a Lacie if there are people around.
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04-Nov-07, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Armand oh yeh an i definatly dont want to keep a wild one as i already have enough but it could have a diseas that kills mine and i dont want to live feed it.. just pics (as i do phatography) :-) | I think captive bred animals have more chance of having a disease than wild animals.
Also, you dont have to feed wild caught snakes on live prey.
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04-Nov-07, 06:58 PM
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I have a classic example of having to break the law. Whilst driving down the road going through the daintree, a road which you arn't allowed to stop on, for very good reason as it full of blind corners and is quite narrow, I had just gone around a sharp bend and found a scubbie laying straight across the road dead still. So off course I had to; (a) stop the car and (b) interfere with protected fauna. Or should I have driven over the top of it and not broken any law?????
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04-Nov-07, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonno from ERD and don't go running after a Lacie if there are people around. |
hahaha "when there are people around" lol.. i have had my fair share of monitor bites in SA so i keep my distance now lol...
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04-Nov-07, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonL I have a classic example of having to break the law. Whilst driving down the road going through the daintree, a road which you arn't allowed to stop on, for very good reason as it full of blind corners and is quite narrow, I had just gone around a sharp bend and found a scubbie laying straight across the road dead still. So off course I had to; (a) stop the car and (b) interfere with protected fauna. Or should I have driven over the top of it and not broken any law????? |
umm wouldnt driving over it be breaking the law also?
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04-Nov-07, 07:08 PM
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probably, a no win situation, my major concern was I had to stop in about the worst spot imaginable (it was also night) and if someone had come around the corner at any speed it wouldn't be pretty.
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04-Nov-07, 07:09 PM
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interesting.. i got called up today by a friend askin for me to come have a look at a snake.. so i run and when i get there its squished by a car .. it was a green tree snake but it have a lovely blue colouring.. really sad and he said it was a P plater driver that was coming and he saw the snake and went into the opposite lane to drive over the snake on purpose.. so i took the snake down to the bush and berried it (then got chased out again by my principle !!! who was living on the fringe of the bush but he didnt want to believe me that i was berrying a snake).. really sad.. 
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