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february snake catcher update

February Snake Catcher Update

Snake sightings in Brisbane remained high throughout February with callouts for our snake catchers both day and night! February unfortunately saw our snake catchers called to a number of domestic residences to find carpet pythons… 

january update

January Snake Catcher Update

In January, Brisbane was heatwave city with temperatures regularly in the mid to high 30’s! This has meant our busiest periods have been from mid-afternoon all the way through to mid-morning with only sporadic mid-day… 

December Snake Catcher Update

December has been scorching hot with regular storms creating very favorable conditions for our scaly friends and keeping snake catchers on their toes.   We have been getting an ever-widening variety of snake species turn… 

november snake catcher

November Snake Catcher Update

Summer is definitely on the way with the mercury rising and ceiling fans and aircon units going into overdrive Brisbane wide! As always this period has snake catchers excited with not only increased snake movement… 

august snake catcher 6 tree snakes

August Brisbane Snake Catcher Update

With temperatures trending upwards resulting in a particularly warm and humid August our Brisbane snake catchers have been kept very busy.   A notable capture from last month resulted in 6 tree snakes being removed… 

july snake catcher update

July Brisbane Snake Catcher Update

The temperature in SE QLD has been highly variable this July making life interesting for our Brisbane snake catchers.   Generally July is the slowest month for snake sightings and call outs, which has held… 

May Brisbane Snake Catcher Update

Well the winter snap has finally hit and with it a marked reduction in snake sightings around Brisbane. While snakes are still moving around they are being very selective with when – highlighted by periods… 

snake catchers march

March Brisbane Snake Catcher Update

March has seen a slow down in snake sightings as the temperature starts to cool as we leave summer. However, snakes are still moving in all suburbs albeit with slightly reduced frequency.   Carpet pythons… 

brisbane snake

A deadly Brisbane snake you haven’t met?

Rough-scaled Snake (Tropidechis carinatus)   The rough-scaled snake is a less common visitor to suburban Brisbane or Gold Coast backyards and a much lesser known snake for this reason. This is due mainly to the… 

snake breathing during eating

Can snakes breathe during feeding?

Often snakes will feed on very large prey items many times bigger and wider than their heads and bodies. To facilitate this a snake’s bottom jaw is in two parts allowing it to effectively “walk”…