Archive for July, 2008

New Species of the Most Poisonous Snake Found

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

A new snake species was  found in Australia, a country renowned for its unusual and often venomous animals. A single specimen of the central ranges taipan, a snake, was discovered crossing a dirt track in the scorching-hot, central desert region. After being bagged, it was sent to the Western Australian Museum where it was identified as […]

Big Snake Hugs Woman in Video

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Here is a YouTube video of a woman who is getting some love from a snake. Apparently, her roommate’s pet python got loose and cozied up with her. In the clip, you will see the police trying to help her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssbnW3uhPVc

Must Read: “The Snake Charmer” by Jamie James

Monday, July 7th, 2008

I just finished reading this book and it is fascinating. It is based on the career of the American biologist Dr. Joe Slowinski, one of the leading experts on venomous snakes in the world. In  2001, Joe went on an expedition in the jungle of Burma, in search of rare species of snakes. It was the most […]

What is the largest snake i can keep legally in Australia?

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

looking for specific breeds and licence requirements
thnx for the help

The best answer is by :
herper666 :considering in australia you can only keep animals native to australia the ibggest snake you could keep would probably be the scrub or amethystine python.
hope this helps

is the anaconda the largest snake in the world?

Friday, July 4th, 2008

This is was answered by :
mr floppy :there are different species of anaconda, anicondas in general are the largest but the green anaconda is the largest of the anacondas reaching lengths of 27 ft

There is a large brown and green snake in my barn and im afraid it will hurt my show steer, what do I do?

Friday, July 4th, 2008

It is a very long and large snake. I own show animals for my high school and we pay large amounts of money for these animals and im afraid that snake may injure them, what should I do?

The following reply is by : cve94 :First.Where do you live.Do a search on snakes for your state.Tell […]