by QFC | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog, Catch of the day
Snake Skin Slough Size Comparison Snakes periodically slough their old dead layer of skin as they grow. This is not entirely unlike mammals, but we slough skin particles in tiny fragments and snakes are able to shed the entire skin in one piece. To do this they often...
by QFC | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog, Catch of the day
Carpet Python Shows How Adept They Are at Climbing Coastal Carpet Pythons are arboreal snakes meaning they spend a lot of their time above ground. The muscles in their long bodies assist them to climb rough and smooth surfaces. Even flat surfaces can be scaled by...
by QFC | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog
Carpet Python Found Snoozing on Pallet This Coastal Carpet Python was found coiled up on a pallet by staff at a business in Archerfield. Our snake catcher Brandon removed the snake and relocated it to a more appropriate spot. Pythons often make their way into human...
by QFC | Jun 7, 2022 | Blog
Female carpet python was found just as its babies hatched This was something of a treat for us, as we very rarely come across females incubating their eggs and the hatchlings emerging at the same time. The client’s compost pile in Kenmore remained warm and humid...
by QFC | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog
Eastern Brown Snake Climbing A Tree There’s a common misconception that Australian venomous snakes don’t climb-this is simply untrue. Snakes are evolved to operate in certain environments through many thousands of generations, but they are well equipped to move when...
by QFC | Jun 5, 2022 | Blog
Snake Sought Shelter in Day Care Centre On occasion snakes do make their way into our homes, businesses and schools. Usually they’re looking for food or shelter from the elements. This Brown Tree Snake found a spot near the pamphlets in a day care centre in...
