Wildlife Blog
Skin Slough from Common Tree Snake Skin Slough
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...
Adept Climber-The Carpet Python
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...
Pallet Python
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...
Female and Hatchlings
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...
Climbing Myth: Venomous Snakes
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...
Shelter for a Brown Tree Snake
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 Gilston...
Stunning Carpet Python Colours
Coastal Carpet Python with Stunning Colours Our snake catcher Brandon was called to a client’s property in Doolandella to remove this beautifully coloured Carpet Python. The patterns on this species are a variety of blotches and stripes, with colours ranging from dark...
Burton’s Legless Lizard
Our catcher removed this Burton's Legless lizard after a case of mistaken identity This slender lizard species is often mistaken for a snake given they are often a brown colour and lack obvious legs. The shape of the head, visible ears and tiny remnant legs are the...
Carpet Pythons and Pets-What to Look For
Here are some tips to keep your pets safe from pythons around the home Carpet Pythons can grow quite large and so can consume big prey animals. They will eat a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles so we must be mindful of our pets, particularly through the spring...
Elusive Spotted Black Snake
The Spotted Black Snake is an elusive species, not often encountered in the region This Spotted Black Snake was removed from a business in Booval, but had actually accidentally been transported on a truck from Warwick. This species isn’t common in the immediate...
Deceptive Identification-Eastern Brown Snake
Key ID Markers In Snakes Can Be Deceptive The Eastern Brown Snake is commonly encountered throughout the Brisbane region in suburban yards and businesses. Some of the key markers to identify snakes can be deceptive, so we always recommend keeping a safe distance from...
Sad But Natural: Python Eats Pet Cat
Natural behaviour, sad outcome Coastal Carpet Pythons are known to eat very large prey, but what comes as natural to them can sometimes be difficult for us to understand. Suburban pets are unfortunately sometimes on the menu for Carpet Pythons in the Brisbane Region....