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The most dangerous snakes belong to the front-fanged group, which in New South Wales include the tiger snake, brown snake, death adder, mulga or king brown snake and a few species of sea snake. Australia's other snakes are the solid-toothed non-venomous snakes (such as pythons, blind snakes and file snakes) and venomous rear-fanged snakes (such ...
Buying and caring for native reptiles. Native reptiles such as lizards, snakes and turtles need special care and can only be bought from a licensed pet shop or licensed animal keeper. Only reptiles bred in captivity can be legally bought and sold. You’ll need to buy your native reptile pet from a licensed pet shop or licensed animal keeper.
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water may issue a licence to suitably qualified people to catch and release reptiles. A biodiversity conservation licence can be granted under Part 2 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 that allows handlers to legally catch and release reptiles (usually snakes) from commercial ...
Reptiles in Sydney. Sydney hosts about 60 species of reptiles – lizards, snakes, freshwater turtles and larger reptiles such as eastern water dragons and red-bellied black snakes. Our native bushlands and gardens, including ponds, provide a home for many native reptiles. As cold-blooded animals, reptiles like to bask in the sun, but they are ...
Oct 5, 2012 · Facilities for keeping venomous snakes: Licensees must ensure that they address all animal welfare and husbandry considerations in respect of keeping snakes in captivity and prevent the escape of snakes out of an enclosed environment. To minimise the possibility of snake-bite, either to the licence holder or to any other person, dangerous venomous snakes may only be kept in lockable, escape-proof containers/cages within a lockable and sealed escape-proof room.
Keep snakes in quarantine in a separate room to other reptiles or snakes. Clean and handle the animals in quarantine last each day, using the routine described in section 4.2. Use paper substrate for quarantined animals as this makes it easier to spot evidence of disease, parasites, abnormal faeces and the like (7).
Some native snakes, lizards, geckos, dragons and turtles can be kept as pets as long as you have a licence. Native reptiles are protected by law so if you want to keep a native reptile as a pet you’ll need a biodiversity conservation licence granted under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (National Parks and Wildlife Service).
Sea Snakes recorded in New South WalesGuidelines for Marine Reptile Strandings, Rehabilitation and Release Acalyptophis peronii (horned sea snake) Aipysurus duboisii (reef shallows sea snake) Aipysurus laevis (olive sea snake) Astrotia stokesii (Stokes’ sea snake) Disteira kingii (spectacled sea snake) Disteira major (olive-headed sea snake)
Name injured-sick-sea-turtles-sea-snakes-code-of-practice-210257.pdf. This code sets standards for the care and housing of a sea turtle or sea snake that is incapable of fending for itself in its natural habitat. It refers to six of the world’s seven species of sea turtles that have been recorded in NSW waters and the 13 sea snakes recorded ...
Catch and release licence. These licences allow handlers to legally catch and release reptiles (usually snakes) or possums from commercial and residential properties. Native animals are protected in New South Wales by the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. In some circumstances, native animals can damage property or pose a threat to human safety.
