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Thought I'd post some info & pics on my in-wall enclosure as I had a few questions asked when I posted the pic on another thread. In my case, it's more of a "design it yourself" not "do it yourself" as I didn't really do much hands on stuff myself. Well, it all began when we were renovating the...

Can snakes get stuck ???? I'm a bit worried my little spotted has got himself in a tight situation

I recently bought a 41 Acre property in Dixons Creek north east vic (near King Lake), unfortunatly the black saturday bushfires desimated the property but as nature does its all coming back, Plenty of frogs, Lizzards and even a couple of monitors so far. We have seen Red Bellies around the dam...

hey guy i did a venomous snake handling course today and if i hadnt been doing the course just to get the certificate then i would have been pretty disappointed. I have been catching vens for 17 years and thought its about time i get it on paper and legal, so i wasnt going there to learn how to...

Well after following the other thread I have to ask... Is this a taipan or not?

i been seeing a lot of jungle cross albino darwins lately and diamond cross jungles so whats the go whats the benefits of it all Cathy

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=611_1351295673 has anyone ever seen this happen is it a common thing for snakes to do? Cathy

Awsome day in the gong time for some photography i think

hey guys i just came across a pretty reasonable deal for a white lipped tree viper, i know its poisonous but i would just like to know the magnitude of its poison, will i die ???

Just a random assortment of some of my collection. Sorry if the quality is reduced by the app!

So guys, basically I'm addicted to snakes and my room is literally like flooded with them. But despite that i am getting a new one for a Christmas present. Hoping you guys can help me with the decision and if you guys have any breeding projects just tell me about them. I already have a GTP, JCP...

Have a mystery snake spending a lot of time in my fish pond but does not eat the goldfish. In gympie, qld, it's about 1 meter long. I have red bellied blacks, scrub pythons and tree snakes on my 5 acre block as well. i saw it last year as well it has not grown much at all. any help appreciated...

Sorry, no pics! My boyfriend and I went for an afternoon bushwalk in Glenrock reserve and spotted 3 adult and 2 juvenile water dragons and a little marsh snake. it's so great to see herps in the wild and know there's still plenty out there!

Hey guy's, I work for telstra constantly opening telstra pits ive come across frog's, snakes and lizards but this one was something i have never seen before the picture is a little blurry but i will try to describe it as best as possible. He was really long had little legs a red belly and was...

Had a morning call from a local plummer for this guy. Unfortunately the householder had poured bleach and hot water over him and flushed the toilet several times in an attempt to get rid of him before I was called, so he wasn't a happy chap. Cleaned him up and released at a local water supply...

Hi Snake lovers, I am after any suggestions you may have regarding removal of snakes. I have recently purchased a run down property that has plenty of rubbish on it ie multiple snake hides. So far I have found 2 red bellied blacks and had one removed by a local snake catcher. I found the...

Just a few shots from herping yesterday, mostly encountered many smaller skinks, Jacky dragons and Cunningham skinks as well as a few nice brown snakes! Enjoy. :)

G'day, the addiction is getting worse and I'm really keen to start thinking about Elapids. What do the more experienced herpers have to say about starting with Elapids? Best snakes to start with? Advice on buying snakes? Advice on enclosures? I wouldn't mind checking out a few other people's...

Does anyone know or recommend where to buy python key rings I would like to have one for the keys to my enclosures if you are not allowed to post her could you pm me

one issue my wife has with me keeping snakes is the issue of kids, we have 3 kids 6,3 and 9 months, and her problem is how do you teach your kids that the snakes daddy/mummy has in a cage at home are pets and its ok to touch when you are around but if you see a snake outside you are not to go...

I looking at getting myself my first death adder and when I told the better half she cracked the sads. What's the best way to convince her? Thanks

Hey guys, A friend of mine put a few pics up on Facebook of a snake that she found and killed, up in the town of Sarina North Queensland. I put my opinion forward that it is a Brown Tree Snake (Boiga Irregularis) but apparently the fact that google says the locality is different and the pattern...

Hello guy's and girl's well im setting up a new enclosure's for my children python's and i have found some gum-tree branches is there any thing i need to do be for i put them in the enclosure?? Blake

I'm thinking of heading out to Lake Broadwater for a bit of a look around. Just wanting to know is there a best time of year to head out there ? Is it accessible for 2wd ? Any tips from people who have been out there would be great.

Went down to see my "girls" early this morning and found an interloper. Apologies for the pics, the original scene was 4 female RBB's and this EB curled up on top of them like it was laying on tarmac (cheeky bugger)! I was so astonished, it took me a while to get the camera out. I'll try again...

Was at the Caloundra landfill conducting gas monitoring for 5 minutes and ran across this beauty. Unfortunately didn't have a good camera and he moved quick! The birds did not enjoy his company! Shattered I didn't have my camera. He was a vibrant red and very healthy looking!

We are heading up next week for a couple of weeks with my Mum and Dad at Mt Tamborine. It will be the first time in ages that we will all be going together so we are wanting some exciting places to take Tilly, but dreamworld/movie world/seaworld etc seems a bit overpriced to take a 3 yr old with...

My partner and I own a 10mo Antaresia Maculosa, Ramón. He's usually quite a good feeder, never delays too long (when he's hungry and decides to eat, anyway) and never takes more than half an hour to eat his food. Anyway so this time around he took 80 minutes to down a pinkie rat. We've fed him...

I posted earlier today about how my python is notoriously aggressive, I was just told by a neighbour who owned snakes that I have to pick diablo up and hold him for over 45 minutes at a time regardless of how many times he bites me so he gets used to me.... wont that just freak the living...

gday all in need of a female colletts or female red bellied black have 3 adult male colletts and really wont to breed them iif u no anyone or have a female collett u are willing to sell or swap for a male that would great please call me on 0402928838 if u have any cheers jack

Hi All, Quick question for all the elapid keepers out there. I bought a neonate red belly back in May, according to the breeder he shed some two weeks prior to freighting down to Melbourne. In the 4 months I've had the little guy he has grown roughly 50% in length, but minimal girth. He is...

Here's a few pics I took thismorning on a 30 minute walk at my favourite RBB creek. "My girls" are starting to disperse early this season, those near the brumation site are still in the opaque phase of shedding while the more active animals have already done so. All five females accounted for...

Hey, I am thinking about getting a new snake soon. And would like to know from you experienced people of APS what snake is the best to feed and handle. Out of a Coastal, Olive, Black Headed Darwin carpet, water python or a cape York carpet. This probably seems stupid, but I would like your...

I thought I would share some photos of some of the snakes that I have encountered over the last couple of years whilst herping. Unfortunately I haven't managed to photograph everything that I have seen though.. yet there are still a lot of species left to tick off! Some of the pictures have...

OK so i decided to start a thread for people to add story's that are total bull that people against reptiles have told you to stop you from getting them. my most recent one is the my uncle story example one of my mates say i was talking to my uncle and he says he new a lady who had a carpet...

Please don't point fingers at people on APS as it makes us all look bad. I grew up on an outdoor ed place in the Drakensberg in South Africa, one group of city kids walked ahead of the instructor and when the instructor caught up the were leaning over something in a circle. The instructor went...

I'm so excited that I just had to share the news with people who understand the feeling... after some gentle persuasion I managed to convince my wonderfully patient awesome husband to let me get another snake. We pick her up tomorrow afternoon. I'm so excited I doubt I'll get much sleep tonight...

what do you guys use for snake bedding, looking for something that looks good but is a little cheaper then the aspen bedding,

I have been watching the animal underground series with henry rollins. And it got me thinking about what reasons people keep reptiles i have always enjoyed animals that were perceived to be dangerous and never given much thought to it. I have mellowed and don't keep any large dangerous monitors...

Tried out the new camera phone thing with the hatchie. Sorry 'bout the yellowness. Still trying to work it out. :?. Still very picky with his pinkies, but smashes fish! Might try him on tofu next;). Cheers.

I was having this discussion with my partner the other night. I have a lot of experience training other animals like dogs, cats and birds using positive reinforcement, but I was wondering if there was such a thing for snakes? Generally I use treats and physical praise for other animals, however...

Hey all, any tips for owning RBBs ? Im interested in acquiring one soonish. :) Cheers

I am looking for a couple of red belly blacks 12 months or older if you can help please contact me on 0400 545 798 thanks

Hey guys I'm just after some info from the black snake people on what sort of temps you keep these two species at? I haven't really had any luck finding care sheets and stuff for them. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers

Were do i get a corn snake from

I had a call this morning from a snake sympathetic property owner who informed me there were a load of kids (school holidays) armed with bricks and sticks around my local RBB female site, so I headed on down to find one of my girls laying out in the open with this wound:(! Now in rehab...

I bought my first snake on the weekend, a 6 month old Diamond Python. AWESOME animal, very timid and gave her first feed yesterday morning of a pinky mouse. She's about 40cm long. My boss has a diamond python as well and I showed him a photo of mine feeding and he told me the pinky was way too...

A mate has just rang me saying his mother killed his juvie RBB, he came home to find his snake dead upside down under its exoterra hide. Apparently she had taken a spare key for the lock from his car keys without his knowledge and waited until he went out for the night before entering his room...

im looking at upgrading my license to get some red bellies and was wondering what sort of impact a red belly hatchling bite will have on me in the chance that it occurs. iv handles venomous snakes in the past but just wanted to know toxicity levels if that makes sence cheers

Exotics, even though Australia has the most reptiles species and diversity of anywhere else on the planet there are still quite a lot of other awesome species out there. What are your favourite exotic species? For me there's a couple: Common Green Forest Lizard - Calotes Calotes Blue...