Blog Australia - An Article Site for Aussies » Environment http://www.blog.net.au Australians Thinking Out Loud Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:03:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Reptile shows in the Melbourne Summer http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2012/01/18/reptile-shows-in-the-melbourne-summer/ http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2012/01/18/reptile-shows-in-the-melbourne-summer/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:52:51 +0000 thesnakeman http://www.blog.net.au/?p=479 Reptile shows Melbourne in Summer January is a strange time of year. In theory it’s quiet, but some years we are flat out at Snakebusters. In the last few years, I’ve made a point of NOT chasing work in early January so that we can get a chance to catch up on all the

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In recent years a new form of entertainment and education has emerged.  It’s called the mobile reptile and snake show.

Yes, for decades there have been snake handler types travelling the agricultural show circuits and the like.  But these were a different kind of animal.

These snake displays invariably had a

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Most children like wildlife and animals and reptiles are always among the more popular at parties.

While a small number have a fear of snakes and lizards, these days most are aware of the difference between the safe and unsafe kinds and in a party environment are more than happy to take

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Today, Snakebusters have had call outs to catch venomous snakes at Preston, Eltham (twice), Warrandyte, Research, Sommerville and Donvale. The Donvale call-out at Tindalls Road, was for an adult female Brown Snake sitting in the middle of the lounge room of the family home.

Yesterday

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]]> http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/20/hot-weather-brings-snakes-out-early/feed/ 0 Hands on reptile shows, attacked and yet still popular! http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/15/hands-on-reptile-shows-attacked-and-yet-still-popular/ http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/15/hands-on-reptile-shows-attacked-and-yet-still-popular/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:22:17 +0000 thesnakeman http://www.blog.net.au/?p=426 Most people following Snakebusters, Australia’s best reptiles, probably already know that in Australia, Snakebusters are the only hands on reptiles displays who let people hold the animals. That is opposed to other companies who compete against us and do show and tell instead, or perhaps let people just touch the reptiles at a Melbourne kids party,

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]]> http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/15/hands-on-reptile-shows-attacked-and-yet-still-popular/feed/ 0 Hands on parties versus hands off – the differences http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/12/hands-on-parties-versus-hands-off-the-differences/ http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/12/hands-on-parties-versus-hands-off-the-differences/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:19:47 +0000 thesnakeman http://www.blog.net.au/?p=416 Another week and then weekend has passed and yes, myself and my able staff did a heap of hands-on reptile parties, kids shows and more of the same sort of thing.

These are various events where we bring a load of reptiles to the home, or venue like a play centre, including snakes, lizards,

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]]> http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/12/hands-on-parties-versus-hands-off-the-differences/feed/ 0 reptile events, parties, shows Melbourne, September 2011 http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/08/reptile-events-parties-shows-melbourne-september-2011/ http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/09/08/reptile-events-parties-shows-melbourne-september-2011/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:22:56 +0000 thesnakeman http://www.blog.net.au/?p=405 In a rare sight in a wet year, the sun shone brightly on both days of the last weekend.

We had our usual Melbourne kids reptile party engangements, Victorian store openings and snake shows, kids parties Melbourne, wildlife displays and similar things.

But on top of all this, it was the end of Ramadan for

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It’s now May 2011 and I have just artificially inseminated a load of snakes meaning many more babies are due at end 2011 and into 2012.

We have a 4 year old Death Adder pregnant to her

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]]> http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/05/22/baby-reptiles-for-parties-in-melbnourne-2010-and-2011/feed/ 0 The costs of keeping reptiles for Melbourne kids parties, shows and the like. http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/05/13/the-costs-of-keeping-reptiles-for-melbourne-kids-parties-shows-and-the-like/ http://www.blog.net.au/index.php/2011/05/13/the-costs-of-keeping-reptiles-for-melbourne-kids-parties-shows-and-the-like/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 23:33:47 +0000 thesnakeman http://www.blog.net.au/?p=386 It happens in the printed literature all the time and its not uncommon for zoos, reptile displayers and demonstrators and the like to brag about how many reptiles or other animals they have.

The idea of the boast is the more aninmals you have, the better you are.

They say “quantity beats quality”, if

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