oxyuranus microlepidotus

Daily Telegraph Source: Two boa constrictors found in house March 05, 2009 11:22am AN anonymous tip-off led police to an unusual reptilian discovery southeast of Melbourne this morning – two boa constrictors. Officers from Victoria Police and the Department of Sustainability and...

hay guys i was just wondering if anybody here free handles there elapids like you would a python (obviously with alot more care) i got asked the same question by a mate and i said i dont think anybody would and i can see any good reason why they would and that i never will but i was just...

Just did a search, but couldn't find a thread similar and I'm keen to see some decent sized Elapids some keepers have out there, or even wild! Would love to some some big Psuedechis, especially australis. If this has been done before (and if I'm crap at using the search function) I apologise...

Look, what I´d seen today;) Cheers Benjamin

I've been asked many times why we don't have a Reptile Expo in SE Qld, eg. Toowoomba,Gold Coast or anywhere in SE Qld So Why not ??? It takes a hell of a lot of hard work and no thanks and all blame - but don't let that put you off If you've got what it takes I'd like to hear what you...

What & how fast is the fastest snake?

Someone has asked me to clarify the IDs of the snakes in these photos for them.......would like to hear some ideas from the experts. I won't say what they have them listed as at this stage. Apologies for the poor image quality...it's all I've been given. IMAGE 1 IMAGE 2

Yesterday I spent the day at Snakes Downunder at Childers and let me tell you it's one of the best reptile parks I've had the privilage to visit!! The staff are absolutly fantastic, Julie-Anne said 2 years ago she had never handled snakes and has only recently started doing the 1st show of the...

Those with foxtel......... animal planet is currently showing Jules most dangerous. he's in Australia.... with a taipan at the moment!!!!!

Hey guys I want be around for A while my baby girl has passed away on sat and we still don't know why i'll post the funeral details for freinds and locals merry christmas and I pray anybody doesn't have to go through this. R.I.P ABBY Love mum & dad

Yesterday afternoon, my extension flooded, nothing could be done untl a parental got home, so I left it and had my male bredli out. Phone rings, and it's complicated, and dad comes home and gets all jumpy because he hates my male. So I am trying to tell dad about the flood, explain to my friend...

There is a paved road that extends west from Windorah for about 120kms before finally giving away to gravel on the Birdsville and Diamantina Tracks. This road is a great place for night driving since there is very little traffic on it at night. It also passes through a variety of habitats...

My son, Nicholas, and I have just returned from a quick trip out to Windorah, Queenlsand. Windorah is an isolated town in the channel country of the far southwestern corner of Queensland. This area is a long drive from Wollongong so we spent many hours in the car and traveled a little over...

i try hard not to scare anyone with my snakes. i think a good snake keeper should try and be an ambassador to those "average" people who dislike snakes. don't think this guy agrees: got this from http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24737971-1248,00.html Townsville road rage driver...

Hello There were reports of "Yellow Bellied Black Snakes" In my area but there is no such thing. Then i happened to stumble across the closest thing to fit that description. I thought it was just another type of brown snake but someone told me last night they think not. So herp mad pplz help...

Here I want to show you my male of Naja kaouthia :D

I am wanting to get a fierce snake in the year or so, I was just wondering if anyone knows of any reputable breeders for this snake. I'm located in Victoria so getting a license to keep this snake isn't that hard, and we can keep them as pets down here, but finding people with them is extremely...

My GF works at Taronga as a photographer and with the reptiles aswell, so I thought Id throw up some of her pics for you all to enjoy; She had some photos of a cool rhinocerous snake but I cant find em :( Had to throw this little guy in there :D

i need a snake nae for a spotted python :| plz help me find one i want it kind of fierce thankyou:D

After just reading on another thread ("what snake is this" by carpetsnake) that the photo in question showed an "unsafe" head hold I would like to see some opinions/photos on head holds used by experienced forum members. Is heading taught by those that run Venomous handling courses or is it...

Wanted pref A m/f pair or 1 young fierce snake (Inland Taipan) p.m me

hi there, ive just joined the forum... like this minute. and i have a pair of morelia bredli. i know how to keep them (the basics anyway) but wouldlike some advice on things like growth rates and maximum sizes and feeding habits (i heard some dont like rats??) and most importantly breeding...

What snake is this ?

I had a hilarious encounter with some delivery men and my bredli and thought I should post a thread seeing what stories other people have? Here's mine... I had my male bredli out(he's not that scary...about 70-80cm) heard a knock and two burley delivery men where there...they both saw my...

Went down to Pails for Scales today to get some food for my snakes. When i left i had a new Inland python hatchie male. Nice looking fella (lots of white). He is settling in ATM so will get a pick of him a little later. I just happened to ask if they had any males and to my surprise they had a...

Hi all im new to the reptile family. I have had bearded dragons for 10 months now and love them. I now want a snake (once I can talk the wife into it). I want one that I can handle and is not going to bite me every time I go near them. What breed do you guys think would be good to start with...

I was looking for a list of the most dangerous snakes on google and i came across this paper. http://members.iinet.net.au/~bush/myth.html It is well worth a read and makes some really good arguments about our snakes being pussies in comparison to some other snakes in the world. The...

Published: 02 / 10 / 09 Source: http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/10/02/7001_ntnews.html More info found in link. *EDIT* Added more info to clarify the situation, since we do have a few posters with itchy keyboard fingers :P

my name is Benjamin, and I´m living in Germany near Frankfurt. I´m keeping some different Elapidaes like Naja kaouhia (leucistic), Dendroaspis viridis, Dendroaspis jamesoni j. Oxyuranus microlepidotus, some Vipers like Porthidium olmec and others. Here I´m living, and you could be sure, I would...

your choice of australias venomous snake catagory 1- 5 death adder red bellied black taipan brown tiger

I'm just wondering what the most orange snake in Australia is (no, don't include your sunglow stripe Corns etc). I've seen a few including some pretty orange Tigers and one exceptional Eastern Brown. A couple of little Furinas have been quite orange and there are some reasonable Adders, Coastal...

After looking at some species varience in colouration and sometimes patterns I am going to purchase a few more books for Identification purposes What books do you swear by for Id purposes and why? And also for new people to herps, books for looking after reptiles? I own the following 1)...

A snake handler was bitten by a Death Adder this afternoon...... As far as I know he is now in Safe hands at the Hospital and is Okay.... Due to my job, all I can mention it was on the Southside of Brisbane, and I cannot mention any details that might pinpoint who the person is (even...

I found this study earlier today. It focuses on the snake species that commonly bite people in the NT, the envenomation rates and the symptoms of each specie's bite. It's pretty short and easy to read with lots of statistical info. A good quick read if you're interested in these things...

HEY EVERYONE! SO WHO HAS THE BIGGEST SNAKE OR PYTHONON HERE AND PICTURES TO PROVE IT!!:lol: NOT OFF A WEBSITE BUT YOUR OWN PETS :D;) A GUY THE I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HAS A 10 ALMOST 11 FOOT OLIVE PYTHON AND HE THINKS ITS THE BIGGEST SNAKE IN AUS!!!HAHAHAHAHA POOR GUY I KNOW!:lol: SO IM...

Wanted inland taipan hi all wanted inland taipan juvies or a pair of adults thanks :lol:

I thought this would just be a nice little drop in for a real fun adventure I had with my daughter and GF plus her daughters... so yes... one male with four girls... I have certainly learnt when to shut up :) We had decided to go to Mount Surprise after someone had said they had loads of fun...

Hi all, I just had a 3 week holiday in Far North Qld. I was based in Port Douglas but spent a bit of time up The Cape and in the Daintree. While I was up there I checked out a few zoos and thought id give you all a review on some. The 1st zoo is Cairns Tropical Zoo. IMO this zoo is fantastic...

Reptilia/Amphibia Screen Saver v1.1 (2008) Hi all, well the time has come. I have been deliberating for a while now and sourcing the right information in regards to doing it, and have now decided the plunge is to be taken. I am in the process of compiling a screen saver that covers all...

Introducing our very first rescue since our papers arrived :) Donnie the Eastern Grey Kangaroo... He's 1900g atm and doing well Cheers, Aaron.

Hi All, Just thought i'd rub in how bad NSW did in the last origin.

So i step outside for my usual morning smoke, look out by the pool and catch sight of the distinctive black and red! Imagine my excitement! Rip inside to grab the camera, hike up my pants and prepare for my best Stevo impersonation... I stalk ever closer, camera poised and ready to snap...

was having a discussion with some non rep people.... led to a debate... need to know which of our top 10 venomous would kill a human the quickest without medical prevention?.... eg:...your camping...no one to help you...no knowledge of what to do... so you just die... yes morbid....but...

This site has probably been up for the past 3 years (or so) but I didn't realise it existed until today. Some awesome facts on there! Though the identification pictures are very small. I am sure many of you have seen this site before but I thought I would just post it here anyway...

Gidday, Not sure if you guys know yet but there were two taipan bites in Mareeba and Babinda last week. Ken Wilson of Mareeba and Anthony (Tony) Johnson of Babinda. Wilson was released a couple of days ago. But apparently Tony Johnson is still in an induced coma. He was bitten a his...

G'day guys, spent a few hours on saturday at the Castle Hill expo. Was a great day out. Visitors were greeted at the entrance by this massive frog balloon Robo-croc demonstrated his chomping power to everyone's delight The 'best in show' hall was very packed at most times so...

Just letting fellow Ipswichians that Cool Campanions are holding a display at Booval Fair Shopping Centre (outside Woolies). They are 'open' too look at between 9-5 and hold shows at 11 and 1. They will be there untill this Saturday.

Without wanting to start some kind of virtual popcorn fueled flamewar, after reading Lovemysnakes post about being hospitalised by his rbbs, I'm genuinely curious about people's motivation for keeping elapids. I can look at a red belly or a desert DA and recognise that they're a beautiful...

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