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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Snakes are attracted to rivers and wetlands because of the abundance of food in the form of frogs and waterbird eggs. The Eastern water dragon feeds on small reptiles, small mammals, frogs, insects, worms, molluscs, vegetation and fruit in or near the wetlands. It lays its eggs in a hole above the floodline of a wetland.
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.
Oct 5, 2012 · Category 3 Endorsement - Extremely venomous snakes - all species listed for Class 1; the non-venomous species listed below and venomous species listed for Class 2 Categories 1, 2 and 3 below. All applicants for a Class 2 licence must be over the age of 18 years with at least 2 years experience keeping reptiles.
Name captive-snakes-hygiene-protocol-disease-control.pdf While the focus of this protocol is on snake diseases, many of the principles also apply to reducing the risk of disease transmission from or to other reptiles and other wildlife.
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 ...
