We all know of the numerous nasty effects of venom when introduced to the human cardiovascular system but many of us aren’t aware that there are a number of positive uses also… Below I outline some for your viewing pleasure; – The venom of the infamous Australian elapids the Eastern Brown snake and the Coastal […]
One of the most frequent questions I receive as a snake catcher is “is this snake poisonous”. Well, in Australia at least, the answer is always NO.. Australia has a large number of venomous snakes (140 including seasnakes actually) but a total of 0 poisonous ones. It does however have poisonous animals, the cane toad […]
Eastern brown snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) venom toxicity is the second highest of any land snake in the world. This snake also happens to be one of the most common large venomous snakes encountered in the greater Brisbane area and caught regularly by snake catchers. This snake has always had my respect as a quick, pugnacious […]
This is a question that everyone asks… I wish I could give you a simple answer that would allow a complete snake novice to instantly recognize the danger or lack thereof for a particular snake. But sadly the only way to know if a snake is venomous or not is to be interested in snakes […]
As a general rule snakes are a secretive timid animal that are unlikely to want to waste their physiologically expensive venom on an animal they are going to be unable to prey upon. However, in rare cases as a result of either provocation or just wrong time wrong place bites can occur. For this reason […]
Red-bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus The red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) has a slightly better reputation with the brisbane public than the eastern brown. Like most ‘black snakes’ the red-belly is disinclined to bite and generally very placid but with sufficient provocation bites have occurred. Despite this the red-belly has never been linked to a human […]
Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis As a snake catcher and wildlife ecologist from brisbane I get contacted all the time to remove the infamous and highly venomous ‘brown snake’ from a persons home or business. More often than not I arrive to find that the snake has been misidentified by the caller and amazingly they […]
Hi all, Over the winter months the most common callout I receive involves carpet pythons. When temperatures are low snakes go into a state known as brumation where they reduce their activity levels and ride out the colder months somewhere warm, hidden and preferably with a food source. For large bodied climbing snakes that can […]
