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I found it interesting in what type of anti vens are used for different species .... Immunotype Treatment of snakebite in a clinical setting depends in part on the immunotype to which the speces belongs. The Snake Venom Detection Kit (SVDK) helps with determining this information...

hey everyone, Just wondering if anybody can help me out on these 2 snakes for ID, unfortunetly it was too late for one. they were both found in south east QLD.

Well I think its very straight forward. Am posting this for someone on a photo forum, with their permission. This snake was photographed in Lamington National Park in Qld. Can you identify it AND give your reasons as why it is not a very similar snake. Some tourists identified it as a...

Not sure if this had already been posted or not. quite disturbing to listen to. I hate all these people that keep monkeys/ chimps as pets :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgS0KgT5APc http://www.watoday.com.au/world/woman-attacked-by-chimp-reveals-face-on-oprah-20091112-iasz.html

For those who are interested here are some snakes I've photographed lately :D More photos added to me archive. Enjoy © All rights Reserved. Shannon Plummer. Scrub Python (Morelia amethistina) Mainland Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) Common Death Adder (Acanthophis...

Hello, Today day I went to a melb cup trivia day. One question that was asked was, How many venomous snakes in Australia lay eggs? I had no clue to be honest. The answer they gave was. There are 22 venomous snakes in Australia and only 2 lay eggs. Is this true? Also if only to lay eggs what...

as i was heading out to the shops this evening, bout 6pm, just as the sun went down, there's a shortcut that takes me to the bus stop ... i was just bout to enter the short route when i spotted 2 snakes slithering away ... i was amazed to find out that these 2 snakes were actually rough scaled...

Gday All, Just had this fella in at work and would like someone to id it for me.....i have an idea of what it might be but have seen much mocking for people saying they think snakes are that particular type of snake!! haha... Thanks, Dave

Can anyone ID this poor fella? I'm just interested to see what people say as I have more information to the ID than I am currently letting on. I'll release the info once I get enough responses

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

Recent and rambunctious reptile resolutions Here are some random pics of reptiles from mountains in south-east Queensland. No narrative, just pics. Lamington Plateau: Coastal carpet python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli) hiding under a rock. Eastern water skink (Eulamprus quoyii)...

Just thought id share some pics i took of the rough scale snake i captured in port macquarie l1:00 this morning. Here are the released pics. I got a call to come and catch this snake out of a ladys set of draws. It was very placid. they were stoked they could go back to sleep:rolleyes...

hey, my cat had brought in a little snake the smorning, cats fine, brought it in a few hours ago, just took a few photos of it and was wondering if anyone could tell me what breed it is and if its venomous or not. Its different shades of brown in a diamond pattern, with a pink neck and belly...

My wife and I spent a few days in the Atherton Tablelands. Unfortunately, it was cool with a steady drizzle for the first couple of days so it was definitely not good reptile weather. The tablelands are much cooler than the coast. Long ago, much of the tablelands was covered with rainforest...

new to the whole snake thing . found this outside our driveway in nerang ,gc. didnt seem to be alive ,had ants crawling al ova it . came back an hour lata and it was gone . would be nice to know if its sumthing to stay away from thanks in advance

Hi guys very excited to discover i have snakes around my new house! Got a quick glimpse of one just now, was in the water, managed to slow it down with my snake hook for a bit, but dropped the snake when it lunged at my hand. i know it was either a Keelback or a Rough-Scaled Snake. It was...

Hey Guys, I'm at work at the moment and i need to know what the scale counts for a Green Tree Snake, Brown Tree Snake, Rough Scaled Snake and a Keelback are please. I don't have my reptile books with me and i have just had a pile of skins dropped off on my work desk from some terrified...

G'day All, I recently went on a brief holiday to Northern NSW (near grafton). I couldn't help myself, so some herping was done. We did a quick trip to Mt Warning and found these two species (new ones to me). Assa darlingtoni, the pouched frog. The adults can happily fit onto a 5c...

In January, my wife and I spent 10 days in Brisbane. I was there for work so was not able to to much herping. We did visit the Lamington Plateau on a weekend (subject of another post). I also went night driving in the Mt. Glorious area on three occasions and this report will include the...

Alecia and I spent 24 hours up at the Lamington Plateau with some (human) friends of ours, looking for some (animal) friends of ours. We found a whole bunch of stuff. Let me know if I've mis-IDed anything. We saw non-reptilian critters too. You can have a look at those pics on my blog...

Hey, Just wondering if anyone can tell what snake species you are allowed to keep on a Recreational wildlife licence ? I've googled but can't find a list, Thanks.

GDAY, Myself and a group of dedicated herpers including Arthur White and Nephrurus (from this site) went to Smiths Lake near Seal Rocks with the Frog and Tadpole Study Group to look for frogs aswell as reptiles mammals and birds and all other creatures alike. The list is as follows: FROGS...

Hi Guys, Just need help identifying the snake at the bottom of the page in the url. http://www.pixel-house.com.au/photos/ I had been photographing the carpet python earlier in the day. And I went outside a couple of hours later to see if the carpet was still around. I saw a snake in the...

what type of permit do i need for a black whip snakes i a Recreational permit do i need a ven permit for black whip snakes in QLD

It is a common discussion amongst snake enthusiasts as to how vens compare re; toxicity, deadliness, etc... I thought you might find this table interesting, it is based on comparison with the toxicity of the Indian Cobra venom, which is assigned a 1 rating. The table is not mine, but comes...

omg, this is the smallest snake i have ever seen, a friend found it in a spider web, is it a keelback?

What reptiles and amphibians, or can someone give me a link to this info, are deemed 'restricted reptiles and amphibians' as per the Qld EPA definition. Thanks in advance :-)

Hello, I found this snake in my yard yesterday, I have never seen a snake like this around my area. If someone could help me Identify this snake I would great appreciate your help :) I live on the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland west of Cairns. I have asked a few people what they...

Hey all how are you? Look I am sure this has been discussed before but Whta i wanted to know is I have just been going over what we can and can't keep in respect to reptles in Qld and after reading it several times as far as I understand we can keep Crocs in QLD on a rec license. Here is the...

can anyone tell me what are the top 10 deadliest snake within australia?

I was watching a show the other day and they were saying australian venomous snakes can't climb because of body structure has any oneelse heard this :?

Ok put your thinking caps on, heres one to kick it off.

Hi all Just wondering, In your opinions what are the top 10 most notoriously aggressive or dangerous Australian snakes ( non vens included ). cheers.

some of u may remember we have had a few snakes visit us lately a large coastal a smallish brown tree snake a little green tree snake which we have seen several times since posting after the last snake i said 'at least we havent had anything venomous' well i jinxed myself today this...

Hi all, I have been away for 2 weeks on holiday. Thankfully my yearling diamond, Eddy survived the sydney heat. I was very concerned and it did dampen my spirits a little on holiday. Anyway, I basically went to Dorrigo ( just inland of coffs Harbour), Byron bay and finally Fraser Island...

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Just noticed some of these for sale and they are really expensive. Where do you get Black Ants from to feed them? Can u breed ants? Regards Alex

Rough Scaled Pythons are now available to the public - Unless you're Victorian Does anyone else in VIC find this statement a little.... mean.... this is all ive heard about it, can someone please fill me in about the where, why fors, and howcomes.....? I don't like it... Please...

http://portmacquarie.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=362035&y=2005&m=1 The journalist keeps referringto the species as a 'rust scale snake', I'm guessing it's actually a rough-scaled snake. :P Hix

Hello Andreas friends in south brisbane just found this snake in a park near her house Can you identify it ? I know its a bad pic

THE FRIENDLY TIGER SNAKE A concerned mother called the Australian museum to ask about the large snake that her 12 year old son had recently caught and brought home.It sounded like a harmless diamond python, but it's very hard to identify snakes over the phone.So, one of the museum...