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Central Queensland Reptile Services

Central Queensland Reptile Services is a licensed & insured provider of reptile relocations in CQ.

12/12/2024

Can you identify these three reptiles?
Have a go, and leave your guesses below!

Edit*
Lots of great guesses, the correct answers are-
1. Coastal Taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus
2. Mulga / King Brown, Pseudechis australis
3. Perentie, Varanus giganteus

09/12/2024

Brown Tree Snake
Boiga irregularis
Weakly venomous
Catcher: Lucas Lego

This brown tree snake had found his way into a home in Rockhampton, no doubt seeking some shelter from the absolutely scorching days we’ve had recently!

Remember, if you have an unwanted scaled visitor in your home give us a call!

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07/12/2024

Apologies for the lack of posts!
We have been absolutely swamped over the last few weeks, so here are some friendly little courtesy common tree snakes, Dendralaphis punctulata (non venomous)

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27/11/2024

Snake catching is a business, no different than any other trained professionals.

05/11/2024

Lesser black whipsnake
Demansia vestigiata
Venomous
Catcher: Hayley

Hayley was called out to a home in Port Curtis to catch this venomous whipsnake that had been hanging around the families home.

Unfortunately, as Hayley was going through the front gate, this snake must have sensed her presence and took off at a lightning pace! Just our luck, after a lengthy inspection of the yard and surrounding areas the snake was no where to be found.

If we are unable to catch a snake, we will come back to the property free of charge if the snake is sighted again within a 48 hour period.

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04/11/2024

TW- Deceased pets

Coastal Carpet Python
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Non venomous
Catcher- Lucas&Hayley

This Carpet Python was relocated from a home in Dululu, unfortunately in this instance the snake had helped itself to a pair of young kittens that were being looked after by the clients daughter.

The team quickly, and safely, removed this pet eater from the home and relocated it to a section of habitat far enough away that hopefully it won’t return.

It’s important to recognise that snakes don’t go out of their way to target pets, they are simply creatures of instinct that play a vital role in the ecosystems that they inhabit.

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29/10/2024

Coastal Carpet Python
Morelia spilota mcodwelli
Non venomous
Catcher: Lucas

Very busy day today for our new catcher Lucas! Successfully relocating another python from a home in Wandal.

Remember, it’s well and truly into the swing of snake season. So save our number in your phone as the most professional snake catchers in the area! Licensed and insured to provide the best service possible.

Have a great evening folks!

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28/10/2024

Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis
Dangerously venomous
Catcher: Lucas

Lucas really showed what we are all about here at CQRS, with a swift and safe relocation of this young brown snake who was sunbaking a little bit too close for comfort while our client was getting some early morning gardening done.

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28/10/2024

Coastal Carpet Python
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Non venomous
Catcher: Lucas

A big day on the cards for sure! With multiple jobs completed by 7am!

This young carpet python was relocated off the roof of an aviary that contained pet birds, undoubtedly looking for an easy breakfast.

He was relocated to some suitable bushland.

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25/10/2024

G'DAY ! I have a small favour to ask from my followers, friends, and top fans that are willing to go to my business page…

-At the main page, Go the the 3 dots (…) on the right side of my business page - Central Queensland Reptile Services
-Hit invite friends
-Select “invite all”
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Doing this you will have successfully supported my business in less than 30 seconds of your time. 🙏🏻
Thank you for supporting small and local businesses.

Something as easy as this can play a massive part in helping us grow!
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Here’s a carpet python for tax😜

25/10/2024

Common Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis punctulatus
Non venomous
Catcher: Lucas

This gorgeously coloured Tree Snake was removed from a young girls bedroom last night, as the parents feared it could be a highly venomous Red-bellied Black Snake.
Upon arrival, Lucas quickly identified the correct species and was able to happily relocate this little fella back out to the bush where he belongs.

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25/10/2024

Coastal Carpet Python
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Non venomous
Catcher: Lucas

This big fella was removed from a duck coop this morning, with a full belly of eggs! While Lucas was en route to the location the client called to exclaim that there was also a large monitor lizard trying to get into the coop too! Undoubtedly trying to steal some eggs for himself.

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24/10/2024

Common Tree Snake
Dendralaphis punctulatus
Non venomous
Catcher: Lucas

This poor Tree Snake was unfortunately caught from underneath a recliner where he had become stuck in the mechanism. After surgery at one of the local vets he is now in rehabilitation and will hopefully be released in the coming weeks.

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24/10/2024

Coastal Carpet Python
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Non venomous
Catcher: Lucas

How’s this for a late night visitor?
This big fella was relaxing on our clients balcony late last night after having a big feed. He was safely relocated to a hollow log in some nearby bushland where he can safely digest his meal.

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21/10/2024

Copied and pasted from the wonderful Jeremy’s Reptile Relocations Townsville, good on ya mate!

WHY DO SNAKE CATCHERS CHARGE? 🐍

This is an old post from 2021 that got alot of social media coverage so decided to reshare with a few more words added.

Unfortunately in recent times in Townsville and afar our industry standard and “worth” has been put to the test with some backyard catchers starting up undercutting our fair honest fees by sometimes MORE THAN 50%. Some do this simply to get jobs in an already well established area, some do this as the pension is their main income and the extra 50% would heavily damage that. I ask that you do your homework on which catcher you choose, are they on google with a reputable website? Do they have a well established social media presence with good reviews and reputation in the community ? Are they actually insured and fully licensed? Are they doing this job for the right reasons with a high success rate on catches?

I will not lower my fees or my worth because someone has dropped theirs. We have a set standard in this industry and I wont ever undercut that. I will continue to set the standard for catchers in Central Queensland.

I also wanted to construct this post as lately and for some time I’ve had calls where I have been rather aggressively spoken to and even abused over the fact that myself and most licensed catchers charge for snake/animal relocations.

I myself am a 24 hour callout business. I will drop everything and wake up at any hour to attend a callout or help out over the phone as best as I professionally can. This job is what puts food on my table and what supports my children. It is a professional job like any other.

This line of work takes knowledge, skills, experience, legally binding permits and a considerable amount of high level risk as well.

We as snake catchers quite literally put our lives at risk removing some of the worlds most venomous snakes. One mistake and one bite depending on circumstances could be fatal for us.

Outside of the above mentioned, fuel and time is also another contributing factor as to why we charge for this service. I often travel from one side of Townsville to the other in the space of 2 back to back callouts. For example Alligator creek, to Bluewater. This burns a serious amount of fuel especially on a busy day. It is not financially feasible for anyone to take on multiple calls in a day and not suffer a serious financial loss doing it for free or for very little without a secondary or pensioner income.

Next is insurance. I and most other catchers have full liability insurance that we pay for. This isn’t cheap but protects both myself and you as paying customers in case something goes wrong on your property. I have the maximum cover possible from any insurance company including personal injury and sickness cover.

I’d also like to point out that the cost of initially obtaining a permit to be legally able to catch and relocate snakes and other wildlife is not in any way cheap at all. We attend expensive snake handling courses, complete first aid and CPR certificates, working at heights and confined space certificates, Let alone the equipment and PPE needed to perform reptile relocation work.

It may seem effortless for us to pick up and bag a snake; often only spending minutes on a job before leaving; however please consider all the behind the scenes costs, risks and other efforts put into this line of work. Once we leave your property we also then need to find a suitable location for the release of the animal.

We are human and we don’t need our line of work or our fees degraded over the phone. We understand not everyone can afford our callout fees and most of us are very flexible with payment plans and other payment options. I do multiple no charge jobs every week depending on circumstances. Please keep in mind myself charging and making a living off of this line of work is what keeps me full time and available 24/7 at a drop of a hat for you all.

Thank you all for the ongoing support! I absolutely love being the leading professional small local business offering this service for the community. 🙂

18/10/2024

We’d like to make a formal post saying farewell to one of the first catchers at this company! Cheney Booth, started with us around 8 months ago and has come a long way in that short amount of time. He did a fantastic job, copping the brunt of the call-outs while Jake and Max were working other jobs. Farewell mate! And Goodluck in your future ventures.

17/10/2024

Common Tree Snake
Dendralaphis punctulatus
Non venomous
Catcher: Lucas

This gorgeous fella was a very unwelcome guest in our clients shower! He was less than pleased that we interrupted his wash! So he was safely relocated to some nearby bushland.

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Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis Dangerously venomous 16/8/2024

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Well… there goes Easter

I’d like everyone to give Jake Morrice a big bloody congratulations. Today Jake managed to wrangle his first brown snake SOLO! The second most venomous snake on the planet. These critters are not for the faint of heart and I am beyond proud of how he held himself in this clip that was captured by our client. It’s been a great honour to be apart of Jake's journey as he’s become more experienced in working with venomous snakes, and this really is the pinnacle. Good on you brother🫶, time for the inland taipan next 😉 - Max

Has anyone ever heard the old wives tale that brown snakes don’t climb? #

Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) stuck in metal pipe, thankfully hairdryers are useful for more than one thing!

One of the more unorthodox tricks in the snake catcher's handbook is, of all things, a hairdryer! Since snakes do not regulate their own body temperature, if they find themselves in a situation where they are heating up too fast too much, they will attempt to remove themselves from that situation asap.to avoid overheating. This little Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) had jammed himself into a metal pipe, and was NOT coming out...cue the hairdryer. As you can see, he is making his way out the opposite end pretty much as soon as the heat was turned up. Once out, he was relocated to some nice bushland away from the shed that he had decided to sqaut in. ☎️0457429879☎️

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