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As the title suggests, I just after people's opinions on; - What are the reprimands to those that keep exotics and are caught doing so? I know of a few keepers that have been caught and still have there entire collection with no restrictions imposed, this is both in VIC and NSW. Some had...

My sister lives at Engadine and was recently horrified when she walked outside onto her verandah to discover a large red belly basking in the sun, who then proceeded to climb onto her clothes horse (it would be funny if she wasn't so scared of snakes :)). There was a ladder leaning up on the...

Some pics of some reptiles I've seen, the Carpet Pythons are ones I saw today :) Wild Australian Reptiles - a set on Flickr

As some of you know i collect bones, skeletons and heads from animals and have a large collection. Recently i have wanted to start to deflesh the dead bodies of natural dead animals !!! And a mate suggested i use my mealworms for this !!!!! by using insects ( mealworms ) they can deflesh down...

Could someone explain to me where we get the "normal" winter heating regime from? I know there are a couple of different ways to go about it but mostly it seems that people tend to lower the number of hours that heat/light is provided but still have their hot spots quite warm or lower it but...

I have been hearing it for years by family and friends they all have a part to say about Red bellies scaring browns. So is there anyone out there that actually knows if there are red bellies in the area will they keep away the browns? or is it just a story.

I know many herpers are also interested in native fish so I will post this video here; and it does briefly (very briefly) include a Tiger Snake! This is what happens when you take your eyes off the ball. I thought it was too hot to see snakes ( I'd given up on snakes so was filming...

Hi all so I was looking through threads and noticed that amazing enclosure that just plain nuts has on show with the aquarium in the bottom. I was just wondering how many people have that in an enclosure, what sort of snakes they have in it and if they have turtles or fish in there? Has anyone...

guess the sex of these snake two common adders and rbb not the best pics :) ......i was assuming the adders maybe both female and maybe the rbb male ? can get more pics if you like just would like some other opinions cheers steve [/ATTACH][/ATTACH] any one?

My mate sent me a photo of his rescue of a local red belly

talking to the bloke in ballina that i was installing a screen for and got onto talking bout reptiles, his son has childreni with an eastern water dragon in the same tank with no problems... but that isnt what i was gonna talk bout.......... he told me hours before i got there he told his kiwi...

Pretty much since the first week I bought Akatora I instantly wanted more herps.. but have no idea what I want to get next.. I am only on my class 1 of course .. but this doesnt limit many options at all =] I love how addictive this hobby is and how truly fun it is.. especially if I can get...

Some would say I'm pedantic. I say I'm fastidious... What gets my goat is that so many people, including users of this fantastic site, are still, to this day referring to Mulga Snakes as "King Browns"... I thought the general concensus about ten years ago was to remove the name King Brown from...

Saw this beautiful snake over xmas out in east Gippsland. I think it had one of the reddest bellies I have seen on one of these snakes. Where its head dissappears from view on screen the snake is flicking its tongue against my thumb. After a few seconds of this I decided (probably wrongly)...

Cane toads may be putting the iconic king brown snake on the endangered list in the Northern Territory. In the past, the Environment Department describe the highly venomous species as being common in the rural areas of Darwin and Alice Springs. Dane Trembath, a research associate with the...

Species Common Name red belly black snake Age 6yrs Length 5 1/2 ft Quantity Available 1 Bred By General Description big healthy male, kept in an out side pitt (so currently 'hibernating'), nice natured.. price firm! Location windsor Willing to Freight? no...

Well for now it will be safe. I was coming home from Millerran Power Station today and there was a 1.2-1.3 meter red belly black on the road and no traffic either way so I was able to avoid hitting it :D and go back and get it off the road :D. Just hope it has enough sense to stay off the warm...

what would be the best pet snake with less aggressive personalaity to own? i am looking into getting a snake i just want nice calm easy one.

Hey guys/grrls this is my first post so heres a quick intro.. name is amber, i'm 28 years old and i've just moved to the beautiful cairns. i've been fascinated with reptiles for awhile now but coming from NZ i haven't had any experience with them now i'm having the time of my life :D. i...

As the title says guys, what is your favourite reptile, and why is it your favourite? Also how did you guys get into keeping reptiles? I've always been fascinated with anything out of the ordinary, I love sharks and crocodiles, and I've always been fascinated with snakes. My GF suggested we...

Could anyone tell me what type of scorpion this is. Cheers.

i was just wondering, im not ready for vens just yet, but i would love a red belly black one day but have noooo idea where to even start looking for them for sale? where does everyone buy theres from?

What would be the best Venomous snake to begin with? Any Names will do thanks :)

Hi, just wondering if anyone can come up with a list of as many australian snakes that reproduce either ovoviviparous, oviparous and viviparous.. there are many sites that state some snakes 'bear live young' but they dont seem to differentiate between viviparous and ovoviviparous snakes.. can...

Hi all- question for you. My daughter just attended a snake show with her Year 1-2 class. The company doing the show had a live, non-defanged, active and wild caught Tiger snake that they let the kids pet. The only restraint was the handler holding it behind the head. This was in a room with...

Are there any spots to go herping in outer Melb? If not where's the BEST herping spot in Vic?

This is probably one for the biology geeks out there. I have been reading a fair bit about evolution lately and one thing that comes up a lot (generally in arguments between creationists and evolutionists) is speciation and what defines "species". This has got me thinking a lot about herp...

Found this guy today having a good rest in the sun,

Here's a direct copy and paste of the caption and the photo attached: "That would scare the crap out of us all !!!! Now that's a snake... A King Brown in Branxton, NSW, Australia. Of the Cobra family as most Australian snakes are - - One of the most deadliest snakes in the world."...

Heres some of my photos ive taken from last year, from around QLD and NT, I apologize if i have allready posted any of them allready.... there is way to meny photos and species to put them all up so heres acupple of my favourates. you may have seen pictures of most these animals before...

Sorry if this is a well-worn question but does anybody know whether this snake is an Eastern Brown or Coastal Taipan? Spotted today at the top of Mount Beerburrum in the Glasshouse Mountains on the Sunshine Coast. Not great photos but we weren't about to get any closer (spotted in the grass from...

Ahh yes another guess thread if you guess it correctly I'll post the full pic and you can have a turn I'll start easy

Hi All, Just acquired some new additions and bloodlines for my stock. They are the first to be introduced to the new enclosures. Chris

I'm new to all this herping stuff, but am certainly developing a deep appreciation and love for the critters. I've been checking out the amazing elapid pics and am curious - for those of you with elapids, why do you keep them? Is it for how amazing they look? Or the thrill of keeping...

Im after a juv or yearling rbbs

hey guys iam is pretty lame but not in order 1. Common Blue-Tongue 2. EWD 3. Whites Tree Frog 4. Thick-Tailed Gecko 5. GTP 6. Ackie 7. Blond Spotted Python 8. Carpet Python 9. BHP 10. Woma

As a snake catcher and relocator, I get to see and meet many different types of people who are having a confrontation with a reptile. It didn't take me long to figure out that the majority of people I meet are flat out scared of reptiles. If I was to extrapolate the percentages I would...

hey everyone i am ryan and want to start doing herping and getting out and looking for animals!! i just need someone to go with to learn and get help from!! so if u go herping and need help or is up for teaching a young guy some tips and techniques it would be so greatly appreciatied!! cheers...

Hello everyone, This has been a busy year for me at work and I have not been out much. I have only been up to Royal National Park a couple of times this summer. One of those trips was on Good Friday. The weather was mild and sunny so I decided to go on a bush walk up at Royal. I love the...

Found this skin at the front door , any ideas what its from ???

This is a question in regards to red bellies being ovoviviparious. All live bearing Australian elapids are in the Oxyuranus (taipan) group. The group is split into two sub groups Oxyuranus (tais alone) and Pseudechis (blacks and all other live bearers). All live bearing Australian elapids...

Got a strange situation as you sometimes get. Was driving home tonight and seen a snake on the road so did a U turn and went back, it appears to be a red belly black snake but only a light pink underneath, and had a head injury, it wasnt happy to see me but will take a closer look in the...

Hay all. Just wondering what the elapid keepers out there would suggest as a good first elapid within this criteria. 1. Preferably not able to kill me. 2. Common 3. Plenty of information on the web. I'm tossing are the idea of a little whip snake, or a white crowned snake. Any advice...

well received a late night phonecall for the company i work for sydney snake catchers,from a vet regarding a snake that a german shepard was running around the backyard with in its mouth,and it was no small snake but a very burley black colored snake 1.5m long.The dog wouldnt drop it as...

I went to this place in Kuranda this morning to give my camera bit of a run. There was this huge reptile pavilion divided into 3 or 4 sections but the divisions meant nothing to the snakes. They displayed themselves in places where visitors usually wouldn't look. These civilized metro-pythons...

A BOY did not even know he had been bitten by a highly venomous snake until he passed out after decapitating it. Published On: 20-Apr-11 10:50 AM Source: By Roanne Johnson via NEWS.com.au Go to Original Article

i just want to know if you can keep a brown snake? if so what type of licence do you need? and if you can handle them? im just curious as i think they are freaking gorgous...unfortunately the only live ones i have seen have been killed. and live i meant by non picture/photo form

Have you ever had an experience that left you thinking…..sheesh that was a close one! Here is one of mine that sticks in my mind and I often think about it still. About 3 years back I was living in Jabiru and found a great fishing hole. I would not catch big fish but would always catch...

I want to see some reptiles in their native habitat and I have to much spare time for my own good so any recommendations would be nice. As I don't have a car it has to be in riding distance of Paradise Point. I was thinking of Coombabah wetlands as a starting point. Thanks! :)

As I can see, everybody here is a snake lover... I am sorry to say, but I am not. I am not a snake person at all! I do, however, have respect for these critters so I'm trying to look for a safe, harmless way of keeping them out of my yard and shed, as I have 2 small dogs and fear for their...