Snake Removals Cairns Kuranda Mareeba Atherton Milla Milla Malanda Yungabarra Gordonvale Ellis Beach Port Douglas Mossman

Snake removals 24/7

045 8710 342

Prices
$40 call out fee, includes inspection and consultation
$50 All Snakes and Goannas
$50 Ceiling/Roof and under Floor/Deck inspections (Negotiable)

Snakes & Reptiles specializes in removing and relocating reptiles and is licensed by the Department of Environment & Resource Management and the EPA.
Our fully qualified snake catcher has over twenty years experience handling reptiles and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Servicing Yungaburra, Gordonvale, Cairns, Northern Beaches, Port Douglas, Mossman, Kuranda, Mareeba and Atherton Tablelands.
If you reside outside of our service area please search http://www.snakecatchers.com for a list of alternative snake handlers.

Offering competitive prices and friendly services, including information on various reptiles of the region and how to minimize snakes taking residence in or around your house and garden.

Public Liability cover of up to $5,000,000

For all your reptile related queries email us at snakesreptiles@gmail.com

Qualified Snake Handler

I recently decided to gain a formal qualification in handling snakes and reptiles. Even though I have over twenty years experience, we live in age where it is essential to be certified and have all required permits to remain within the bounds of the law.
I contacted Snake Handler in Melbourne and enrolled in their two day 21962VIC Course in Reptile & Venomous Snake Control. It was great and I would highly recommend it. On the first day we learnt about legal and occupational health & safety requirements, including a basic understanding of reptiles. On the second, the fun began and we were privileged to handle King browns, Eastern browns, Death adders, Collete's snakes, Tree snakes, Pythons and Monitor lizards.
Here is the Snake Handler address http://www.snakehandler.com.au

Monster Scrub Python Removed from Yorkey's Knob

This large 5.2m, 17 ft Scrub python was caught in a ceiling at Yorkeys Knob and then released in the nearby wet land.

Other species of python we encountered include this Spotted python, Antaresia maculosa, and a Water python, Liasis fuscus.




I am surprised not to have found more specimens of the Carpet python, Morelia spilota, I photographed this individual on a trip to Lake Eachem. I was also fortunate to have handled this Black-headed python, Aspidites melanocephalus, while working at the Australian Venom Zoo.




I was also able to photograph a few of the colubrid species which the region has to offer, unfortunately Australia does not have many colubrid snakes. These included the Common tree snake, Dendrelaphis punctulata, the Brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis, which is very common in this region. The Keelback Tropidonophis mairii and the Slatey-grey snake, Stegonotus cucullatus.




I was very disappointed not to have found any elapid snakes, however I did come across this absolutely amazing Leaf-tailed gecko, Phyllurus cornutus. This specie is almost impossible to spot due to it's camouflage and arboreal & nocturnal habits.

Harmless Species

When I started to collect snakes and other reptiles, I was very young and inexperienced. However I soon learned that I have a gift. While working with these animals they quickly become calm and placid. My theory is that the animal can sense if you are at ease with what your doing, the second you become afraid it reacts and resorts to escape or defense. However there is a difference between being confident and over confident, especially with venomous species, which should always be handled with great respect and the correct equipment. After I had worked with more and more snakes I learned the psychology of various species and this aided me greatly in becoming a better handler. My motto is SAFETY FIRST and NO BRAVADO.








This Southern African rock Python, Python natalensis, captured on our farm in Zimbabwe, is the largest snake I have caught do date, at 4.5 meters.
I would like to plan a trip to the Amazon and catch a world record green anaconda.

Venomous Species

I was not allowed to keep venomous species until the age of sixteen. My parent was very concerned for my well being and I was expressly forbidden to keep any "Hot Herps". I completely agree with this philosophy, a high level of experience is required before anyone may safely handle these dangerous reptiles which demand the utmost respect.

The Encyclopedia of Snake Species

After four years of study I have finally finished writing my book named "The Encyclopedia of Snake Species" which is now available through major book stores. This encyclopedia covers major aspects of snakes of the world, their habitats, physiology and their origins and relationships to one another. This book is 200 pages, 80,000 words and includes over 2700 species, with distribution maps, diagrams and over 270 colour photographs.