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Reptopia

Locality: Maylands, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 434 731 913

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21.01.2022 Some more shots of Bernie the brown tree snake from the other night. #boigairregularis

21.01.2022 Tonight I had the pleasure of relocating my favourite species whilst visiting family over east, a boiga irregularis, commonly known as the brown tree snake, night tiger or doll's eyes. A colubrid species, meaning that they are rear fanged, they are also nocturnal are aboreal, preying on frogs, small mammals, lizards, birds and even eggs. This very long guy was spotted dangling from someone's patio, likely looking for a feed now that Cairns has finally seen some rain. This was definitely one of my favourite releases of all time. He has been affectionately named "Bernie the Brown Tree Snake". Location: Clifton Beach, Cairns, Queensland #boigairregularis

19.01.2022 When you’re completely unprepared (no shoes, no hooks, no bag, no tub etc) and make do with a pillow case and hair tie... (girl power!) A gorgeous orange-y brown dugite (Pseudonaja Affinis) with black flecks and a very pale head relocated from Jandakot today with my best friend tagging along for the first time (her commentary is included in video). The home owners who made the call have named him Spike. Location: Glen Iris/Jandakot #pseudonajaaffinis

17.01.2022 Long time no update! Winter is so slow for me; it’s my favourite season weather-wise, but I miss all the snakes and lizards! Here is my resident western blue tongue (tiliqua occipitalis) enjoying some chicken giblet tonight shared with the cats #tiliquaoccipitalis

17.01.2022 Collected this cute hatchling dugite from a yard in South Guildford this afternoon. It had been sitting under a plastic tub for 4+ hours in direct sunlight and was very weak when I got to it. Here it is having a soak once we got home to give it a chance to drink some water and bring it’s body back to a preferred temperature Location: South Guildford #pseudonajaaffinis

17.01.2022 I removed a teeny tiny dugite (pseudonaja affinis) hatchling from inside of a home in Southern River today. He has been named Barry by the home owner’s son and has some wounds on his sides, most likely inflicted by a cat. Due to this, he will be bunking at Hotel Reptopia for a short while so that I can feel confident he doesn’t need extra care and that he will thrive in the wild. Pictured is his temporary set up with me and a shot of him taking a saline bath to help clean out those nasty black wounds. He is hands down my tiniest catch yet; thankyou to Mick for passing the call onto me Location: Southern River #pseudonajaaffinis

16.01.2022 Some more footage of the grumpy but gorgeous tiger snake I collected Thursday evening. He was clearly a fan of my hoop bag! Location: Churchlands #notechisscutatus

16.01.2022 I stumbled across this very curious Red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) on my adventures Saturday afternoon. This goes to show that snakes are not out to get us; just look at how close we are to it! It accumulated a small audience once others realised why I was stopped and it still was barely phased by our presence. Red-bellied black snakes naturally occur from eastern South Australia, throughout Victoria and the ACT, up the coast of New South Wales and South ...Queensland where the main population ends at Gladstone. Above Gladstone, they also occur around Townsville and Cairns. Red bellies are generally rather reserved snakes that are known to retreat once approached. Their diet primarily consists of amphibians and other reptiles, and are renowned for their cannibalism. They are regarded as highly venomous and max out at 2m in length. Location: Lake Eacham, Far North Queensland #pseudechisporphyriacus

12.01.2022 My favourite shot of the Varanus Gouldii I relocated yesterday Location: Stratton

08.01.2022 I picked up this tiger snake (notechis scutatus) from a property in Churchlands yesterday evening. Unfortunately he’d been ridden over by a ride on lawn mower, but luckily he seemed to be uninjured and was released a short time later. As you can see, he is much more interested in me and what I am doing rather than running for cover. This can be common behaviour in wet and cold weather as a snakes metabolism slows right down for brumation (a kind of semi-hibernation, if you like). This can make them sluggish and vulnerable, hence his being defensive rather than immediately finding a safe place upon release. Excuse me talking to him, I need to get into the habit of talking to them less for videos that I post Good luck in your new home, Ride-On! Location: Churchlands #notechisscutatus

06.01.2022 Releasing a Gould’s Monitor, also known as a Sand Goanna today. The family that I collected him from named it Rango and boy is he zippy! #varanusgouldii

02.01.2022 We have a new housemate here at Reptopia! Meet Chai, a 2 year old Western Blue Tongue Skink (Tiliqua Occipitalis). He has been transferred to my care temporarily until his owners find themselves new accomodation. #tiliquaoccipitalis