Reptile Park adventures with Kelly and Tsi!

[Tsidasa]

Yay so, yesterday Kelly and I went off to the West Australian Reptile Park which is always for me an absolute pleasure.
We met up with Gary Davies (WestAussie) and had a great chat with him while playing with the carpet pythons and stimmy's.
We asked Gary about snake catching and got into a conversation about the thread that recently appeared of a "snake catcher" appearing on You Tube and treating the snake in what seemed to be a fairly inhumane manner.
Gary got out a wild caught dugite, tiger snake and king brown in turn and showed us how an experienced handler does it.
It was awe-inspiring and I fell in love with the little dugite. Some kids had gathered round and Gary explained how this was his job and just as you don't mess with electricity unless you're an electrician, it's best to let the experienced snake catchers handle the snakes.
Thanks for a great day Gary and West Australian Reptile Park!
Will post some pics later of Kelly and Tsi's adventures!!!
Other highlights include Kelly's baby!!!!.......kangaroo

 

[kelly]

Yay!
It was such a great day.
Gary was really lovely, so happy to chat to people & give advice
Unforunately though Jen's flash specky camera died halfway though which means most of the pictures taken were from my silly little digital camera that doesn't work that great due to being dropped lots haha.

PICTURES ARE COMING SOON

 

[salebrosus]

How cool is Gary Davies. He is really helpful.

Simone.

 

[Chimera]

you don't mess with electricity unless you're an electrician, it's best to let the experienced snake catchers handle the snakes.

VERY well put. Unfortunately too many people bang on the danger that snakes pose when explaining why it should be left to experienced people to deal with them. This makes a specific point about qualification.

Sounds like a great day

 

[Tsidasa]

Ok guys here's some of kelly's cam pics =) My personal favourite events was the dugite on the floor whom i'm in love with and her name is Splodge and also the baby frilled neck lizard on my hand. But look at the heartwarming cuddle between Kelly and Charlie the carpet snake (haha hope i got the name right Charlie and you weren't actually Harry)

 

[Tsidasa]

...

 

[Tsidasa]

... Ok guys will have more photos for you tonight taken with the other cam including the adorable death adders *swoon*
Jen

 

[kelly]

Haha that dugite came very close to Jen, I think the love was definitely there :lol:

 

[Tsidasa]

definitely she loved me just as much, i could tell from her defensive wriggle =D

 

[bredli84]

sounds like fun, yeah Tsidasa a big toothy grin and an S shaped posture on a deadly elapid definately signifies love

 

[Tsidasa]

I forgot to post more pics last night =( But definitely tonight! yay =D
Also - Fancy Gary giving us a talk on elapids and not CHARGING us for it *faint* Free advice rules =p

 

[reece89]

nice pics looks like it was fun =D

 

[krusty]

that is a great looking carpet but not as nice as the one holding it,great pics thanks for posting them.

 

[roach911]

Hahahaha Krusty,

Sexy girls and sexy snakes,

DAM i should have had the day off

 

[krusty]

Hahahaha Krusty,

Sexy girls and sexy snakes,

it don't get any better than that.....lol.

 

[roach911]

Indeed Krusty, indeed.

A wod of $100 bills and a nice bottle of scotch wouldnt hurt either, hahah.

 

[Tsidasa]

more pics!!!! yay ok so i look hideous and have a double chin haha but yay anyway =D

 

[Tsidasa]

more =D

 

[Tsidasa]

and the last lot =D

 

[Tsidasa]

ok i lied cos i somehow missed out this gorgeous one of kelly with her baby kangaroo