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Keeping Positive!!

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Well hasn't this all been fun, 2020, the year we want to forget! Snakehandler has been busily working away in the quiet of our facility to keep our animals happy and healthy. We have started to present some online videos of the basic work we are doing, mainly with the husbandry our our feeder items such [...]

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COVID-19!!! The panic!!!

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COVID-19!!! The panic!!!
The world is under siege, a virus, a simple bundle of RNA and DNA is bringing one of the most complex and "intelligent" organisms to its knees! We are being destroyed not just by illness but also people not being able to work.Many of my colleagues in the reptile industry, entertainment industry etc are now [...]

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2020 here we come!!

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2020 here we come!!
Its been a while since we posted, sorry about that.....Snakehandler staff have been flat out over the past few months running training courses and also working on one of Australia's largest solar farms, mentoring staff onsite after being trained.2020 sees even more courses being planned, with a fully booked out February course we have set [...]

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Busy month

Posted by Sean McCarthy on

Sorry we have been quiet for a while, the business is in the process of moving! So staff are flat out not only cleaning and caring for the animals, packing equipment and running courses, but we are also getting things set up at the next office.  We are currently building new crocodile and monitor enclosures that [...]

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Snakes in the city

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A common misconception is that snakes are a rural issue, not one for suburbia, this couldn't be further from the truth.  With a higher population, more access to hide spots and food around because of human habitation, snakes are very common in all parts of Australia.  Over the summer we have been very busy catching [...]

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