Keeping Crocs In QLD????

[sengir]

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 text direct from the website:

‘3 Reptiles
‘Each common reptile, other than a reptile that is a restricted reptile, is a
recreational reptile.​

‘3 Reptiles
‘The following reptiles are restricted reptiles—

Common Name Scientific Name
The following reptiles of the family Elapidae—
black snakes Pseudechis spp​

broad-headed snakes

Hoplocephalus spp

brown snakes ​

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Pseudonaja spp

Collett’s snake ​

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Pseudechis colletti

copperheads ​

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Austrelaps spp

death adders ​

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Acanthopis spp

eastern small-eyed snake ​

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Rhinoplocephalus

nigriscens
rough scaled snake ​

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Tropidechis carinatus

taipans ​

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Oxyuranus spp

tiger snakes ​

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Notechis spp

The following reptiles of the family Hydrophiidae—
all species
The following reptiles of the family Laticaudidae—
all species
All threatened or rare reptiles other than the following—
• reptiles of the family Cheloniidae
• reptiles of the family Dermochelydiae
• freshwater crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni
• saltwater crocodile ​

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Crocodylus porosus

So from this I understand we can keep crocs on a rec license. Can anyone tell me different or does anyone keep crocs in QLD? If so what are the conditions?​

Any help would be much appreciated.​

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[phoenix]

from that I cant detemin that you can?

 

[hornet]

nope it means we cant

 

[sengir]

But it says all threatened or protected reptiles other than blah blah blah Freshwater Croc.
I would have thought it meant that it was exempt fromt he restricted list.

 

[phoenix]

whats the link you have,

 

[phoenix]

I can only find anything about them for Exhibiting wildlife and Crocodile farming....

 

[Adandiluvsmyreptiles]

All threatened or rare reptiles other than the following—
• reptiles of the family Cheloniidae
• reptiles of the family Dermochelydiae
• freshwater crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni
• saltwater crocodile

Tis means we CANNOT keep the above (ALl threatened or rare reptiles other than the following...)
And then comes crocs.

 

[phoenix]

this is the link

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publicati...als_under_a_recreational_wildlife_licence.pdf

 

[Adandiluvsmyreptiles]

Ring qpws and they can explain it properly to you.
07 31159600

 

[phoenix]

yeap so that says you cant keep crocodile or sea turtles

 

[sengir]

ok so would you be able to if you had a restricted license?

 

[baxtor]

All threatened or rare reptiles other than the following—
• reptiles of the family Cheloniidae
• reptiles of the family Dermochelydiae
• freshwater crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni
• saltwater crocodile

Tis means we CANNOT keep the above (ALl threatened or rare reptiles other than the following...)
And then comes crocs.

The way I read it it the above is not stating what cannot be kept but rather what is restricted (this appeared further up on the page) and therefore says all threatened or rare reptiles are restricted OTHER than those crocs etc. therefor the crocs are not considered restricted.
using your own reasoning would mean you CAN keep all the "threatened and rare reptiles" other than crocs etc.

 

[MoreliaMatt]

ok so would you be able to if you had a restricted license?

NO

it is saying that all the reptiles in that list can only be kept on a restricted license EXCEPT seaturtles and crocs, they CANNOT be kept on a restricted license......

restricted license is the top.... therefore you cannot keep crocs AT ALL!

 

[sengir]

Doesn't it state in the guidelines somewhere that all reptiles other than resricted are rec reptiles. And if that isn't so then what you are saying is that there is no way in QLD you can get a croc. Does any one on here in Qld have one that isn't a zoo????

 

[mitchdiamond]

There seems to be alot of confusion about not keeping crocs in QLD.

 

[MoreliaMatt]

what you are saying is that there is no way in QLD you can get a croc.

thats EXACTLY what were saying

 

[PremierPythons]

Ring qpws and they can explain it properly to you.
07 31159600

I doubt it... They're track record at explaining things isn't that good LOL