Posted on July 27, 2010 - by admin

The Wonderful World of Water Dragons

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Water Dragons by Michael Spears In the fall of 1995, I was browsing at a local pet store that had a rather large selection of reptiles (for small town in Mississippi, that is). There were iguanas, bearded dragons, various common geckos, savannah monitors and large constrictors, but one lizard seemed to beg for my attention. [...]

Posted on May 7, 2010 - by admin

Enchanting Green Tree Frogs As Pets

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Green tree frogs  are one of the most popular pet frogs. These are just fantastic and enchanting-looking creatures. With there harmless nature and distinct characteristics, there’s no doubt many people are having them as pets. Although they are a least concern for extinction, these major amphibians deserve proper care and attention for reproduction and preservation. [...]

Posted on May 6, 2010 - by admin

The Australian Brown Snakes

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Australian Serpents: The Brown Snakes Chapter Australia’s unique topography and varied seasons makes it a  haven to some of the world’s most fascinating creatures, snakes in particular. These slithering reptiles are often a subject of fear and misconception. To others, snakes come as a fascinating creature, full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered. [...]

Posted on May 5, 2010 - by admin

Fatal Four

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Australia’s Deadliest Snakes Apart from its fantastic beaches, the world famous Sydney Opera House, and surfing sites, Australia is also famous for nesting deadly animals, venomous snakes in particular. While most people flinch upon the mention of these exotic creatures, others have gone to full extent of studying their nature and their contribution to Australia’s [...]

Posted on May 4, 2010 - by admin

Australian Venomous Snake

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Snake Identification Did you know that 20 of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world are found in Australia? Australia is the only continent where venomous snakes (70%) outnumber non-venomous ones. Australia’s deadliest snakes are the brown snakes (responsible for around 60% of deaths caused by snakebite) and the venomous land snake on Earth [...]

Posted on February 1, 2009 - by admin

Caitie was just Delighted

Just wanted to write and say thank you for providing such a fabulous service. Caitie was just delighted. Your animals are beautiful and obviously well cared for. The balance of fun and education was perfect, game time was great for preparing the food. Everyone was very impressed, the children were very excited and yet, completely [...]

Posted on December 2, 2008 - by admin

It was a Great Way to Celebrate a Birthday

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I would like to thank everyone at Cool Companions, and especially James, who attended our party on the 15th November. Very professional service, and all the kids had an absolutely fantastic time. Everybody loved their loot bags, and people are still talking about the party. It was a great way to celebrate a birthday, which [...]

Posted on September 13, 2008 - by admin

Declan’s 6th Birthday Party

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I just wanted to say a really big thank you for your services today.  I am sorry I have forgotten his name, but the gentleman that came today did a fantastic job. He was great with the kids, his knowledge of the animals was impeccable and was very professional.  A lot of the parents commented [...]

Posted on August 24, 2008 - by admin

Keeping Twelve 5-6 year olds spellbound

Just wanted to say thanks for the efforts of James today. He was professional yet friendly. He performed an amazing feat, too – he kept 12  5-6 year olds spellbound for 1.5 hours and didn’t need raise his voice. I have transferred the balance due as per receipt below. Thank you again. Liesl Turley

Posted on August 23, 2008 - by admin

Charlie’s Birthday

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Just thought I would let you know how impressed we were with your company.  The young man was great and had both young and old enthalled! Thought you might like to see some photos (not sure if you ever get any feedback?) Thanks again, Adele, Gary & Charlie Wallis

Posted on June 15, 2008 - by admin

Completely Captivated

I just wanted to let you know that the Roberts family thought that Jamie and his reptile gang were the coolest party guests ever. Jamie had the 21 – 6 to 9 year old party kids (and the slightly older mums and dads!) completely captivated for the duration of the party. There was plenty of [...]

The Wonderful World of Water Dragons

Water Dragons by Michael Spears In the fall of 1995, I was browsing at a local pet store that had a rather large selection of reptiles (for small town in Mississippi, that is). There were iguanas, bearded dragons, various common geckos, savannah monitors and large constrictors, but one lizard seemed to beg for my attention. [...]

Carpet Pythons in Captivity and Nature

Carpet Pythons – these Australian beauties weave a spell over all who see them. Carpet Pythons In The Wild by Charles Acheson Australian carpet pythons are unquestionably popular pythons among the general public, and most Australians have at some stage seen one of them in the wild. Usually, these people can recollect seeing one while [...]

Carpet Pythons in Captivity and Nature

Carpet Pythons – these Australian beauties weave a spell over all who see them. Carpet Pythons In The Wild by Charles Acheson Australian carpet pythons are unquestionably popular pythons among the general public, and most Australians have at some stage seen one of them in the wild. Usually, these people can recollect seeing one while [...]

Venomous Snakes: Steer Clear

Most Top End’s venomous snakes are not considered deadly. by Graeme Gow The northern half of Australia is home to many species whose bite requires medical treatment – so it is wise to steer clear.

Caitie was just Delighted

Just wanted to write and say thank you for providing such a fabulous service. Caitie was just delighted. Your animals are beautiful and obviously well cared for. The balance of fun and education was perfect, game time was great for preparing the food. Everyone was very impressed, the children were very excited and yet, completely [...]

It was a Great Way to Celebrate a Birthday

I would like to thank everyone at Cool Companions, and especially James, who attended our party on the 15th November. Very professional service, and all the kids had an absolutely fantastic time. Everybody loved their loot bags, and people are still talking about the party. It was a great way to celebrate a birthday, which [...]

Meet Lola, our Baby Sugar Glider

Today we welcomed our newest sugar glider, Lola, into the world. Her mum, Pixie, is a doting parent and it won’t be long before Lola can come out to schools with Pixie and us to start meeting a whole bunch of new faces.

A Slithering Visitor – Eastern Brown Snake

You know, even though we have an amazing variety of cute and cuddly Australian wildlife here at Dreamtime Wildlife Sanctuary, it’s still such a thrill to see creatures in the wild. Today when we went to check on our own snakes, we found a wild eastern brown snake hanging around. We moved him down the [...]

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