bondi vet is useless

[stockhorse]

he is trained as a vet not a reptile expert

 

[dpeica]

Thats an intergrade

 

[FusionMorelia]

That is why now DNA has to be taken before a dog can be declared a dangerious dog based on breed identification?

rich people can go thru court bs with that DNA crap but the rest of us have to go by standerd operation of vet sight call, and i know from exp if u cant afford to fight the dangerous dog claim hes already a dead dog.

 

[mis-devious]

but he obviously knows what the two snakes look like to say i hope its not a broad headed i hope it is a diamond

 

[Guest]

i think a few off you should get of your high horse.

regardless of it being a gee up or planned for the show (which it probably was), not every vet is a reptile specialist, much like every vet isn't a specialist with livestock.

Sure majority on here can probably pick a python from an elapid or colubrid, but we are all snake nuts and get to look at them everyday.

At the end of the day he portrayed the right message, if you're not sure don't grab it. how many of you can ID every snake in your local area? very few of you i bet (just look at how many on this site incorrectly id snakes on here when someone puts a pic up). Yes he's a vet, but i'm sure he doesn't spend his spare time in the bush chasing snakes. better to be on the side of caution rather than go in and cop a bite from an elapid.

well if you cant ID the snake shouldnt capturing it be left to a professional that can?

 

[stockhorse]

rich people can go thru court bs with that DNA crap but the rest of us have to go by standerd operation of vet sight call, and i know from exp if u cant afford to fight the dangerous dog claim hes already a dead dog.

The Authorities now have to do the DNA test in Qld.

 

[Guest]

P.S when broadheads get to the 6ft mark they no longer look like diamond pythons

 

[mis-devious]

(Y) farma.. great point

 

[Ozzie Python]

well if you cant ID the snake shouldnt capturing it be left to a professional that can?

true farma, but he made that assumption from the other end of a pool, lift the lid and he said yes its a diamond. end of the day he did correctly ID it before handling it, atleast he had an idea of what else it could possibly be and showed some caution. And that is exactly my point here, nothing else. if you don't know what it is, don't touch it - simple.

 

[Gusbus]

i think a few off you should get of your high horse.

regardless of it being a gee up or planned for the show (which it probably was), not every vet is a reptile specialist, much like every vet isn't a specialist with livestock.

Sure majority on here can probably pick a python from an elapid or colubrid, but we are all snake nuts and get to look at them everyday.

At the end of the day he portrayed the right message, if you're not sure don't grab it. how many of you can ID every snake in your local area? very few of you i bet (just look at how many on this site incorrectly id snakes on here when someone puts a pic up). Yes he's a vet, but i'm sure he doesn't spend his spare time in the bush chasing snakes. better to be on the side of caution rather than go in and cop a bite from an elapid.

couldnt agree with you more bud, not everybody a superstar like most of the snake genius's on here..

 

[blakehose]

couldnt agree with you more bud, not everybody a superstar like most of the snake genius's on here..

Yes, ease up a bit on the poor fella

 

[Bombie]

regardless of his tv skills he is giving off the right message about exercising caution - and i have seen many snake handlers in south east queensland get confused between a keelback and a rough scale snake! they're easy to pick when you know what you're looking for, but put it in the garden, behind a bit of wood, in a pool etc and its not a simple as you would think!

 

[bigi]

i couldnt believe he took a lamb for a walk down at Bondi beach the other week, what was he thinking

 

[punisherSIX]

Yeah, he really should just become a member on here, that way he will know everything.

 

[souldoubt]

Firstly you are being extremely naive if you think we get much more than a few lectures on reptiles throughout an undergrad vet degree. Reptiles are left to further studies or your own interest - vet school teaches you sweet FA about them.

Secondly I remember Jonno posting a picture of a Coastal Taipan on here claiming it was a red keelback and a lot of people on this forum WITH an interest in reptiles swore it was a red keelback.....no one will get it right all the time and typical small animal vets definitely aren't experts in reptile identification.

This thread has been a massive waste of 10 minutes, dont even know why I bothered replying.

 

[cris]

Secondly I remember Jonno posting a picture of a Coastal Taipan on here claiming it was a red keelback and a lot of people on this forum WITH an interest in reptiles swore it was a red keelback.....no one will get it right all the time and typical small animal vets definitely aren't experts in reptile identification.

:lol: Thats not to mention how many cant pick a taipan from a brown snake, or a mulga snake from a brown snake etc. some cant even tell lizards from snakes. Some people are so stupid they dont even know everything about stuff that has little to do with them.

 

[soundfix]

Yer agree with that one ,I needed to get my snake sexed a few years ago and when i walked into our local Vet( Im in semi ruralarea), the staff all jumped up,when i told them a snake was in the box i had, they told me how much they 'dislikes' snakes ect, and went on to tell me, that they dont have a vet that 'does snakes'.I quickly drove over to our other Vet, where i got the same story.I ended up going to Pete Nosworthy at Gosford.
Even though the program is edited, so what, its not meant to be drama-
Anyway,if they need more action, Dr Chris to come look for my snake,-Ill hide it on purpose.-Love the guy...!
Also I love to watch a grown man shed a tear over a suffering animal. More of it i say!!

Firstly you are being extremely naive if you think we get much more than a few lectures on reptiles throughout an undergrad vet degree. Reptiles are left to further studies or your own interest - vet school teaches you sweet FA about them.

Secondly I remember Jonno posting a picture of a Coastal Taipan on here claiming it was a red keelback and a lot of people on this forum WITH an interest in reptiles swore it was a red keelback.....no one will get it right all the time and typical small animal vets definitely aren't experts in reptile identification.

This thread has been a massive waste of 10 minutes, dont even know why I bothered replying.

 

[Asharee133]

he's hot.

 

[Shmacky]

I've got several close friends that are fully qualified vets, and they'll call me for advice about snakes if they're stuck and I've only had snakes for a little over a year - but I've been reading about them for quite a while.
You can't expect a vet to know everything about every animal.

The vets in bushier areas tend to know more about wild/native animals, than an inner city vet would ever be expected to know.
There are specialist vets for a reason. A Doctor only needs to know about one type of animal - us. How many should a vet know???

And also to his defence, he only mentioned he wasn't sure what it was before he took the lid off the skimmer box. A bit a drama to the show keeps everyone interested

 

[Ramsayi]

Thats an intergrade

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