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. [...]
Varanus spenceri or Spencers Monitor When well fed, spencers monitor can become quite bulky. But when times are lean, Spencers Monitors can tolerate quite severe emaciation. Adults of this species eat lizards, snakes, large insects, and small mammals. Juveniles will eat smaller insects, such as grasshoppers, and small reptiles like geckoes and skinks. Living in [...]
Varanus scalaris or Spotted Tree Monitor This specie is found in northern Australian tropics.
Freshwater Turtles: An Introduction Turtles are one of the most appealing animals of the reptile kingdom. There are no “effort free” animals to keep as pets, and freshwater turtles are no exception. Along with the pleasure of owning a turtle comes the responsibility to provide the best possible care for it that you can. Their [...]
Varanus mertensi or Mertens Water Monitor Mertens Water Monitor is an aquatic lizard. The word goanna is often used for these and other Australian species of lizard with a forked tongue. The word Goanna originates from South America. These monitors love to bask on rocks, logs, and branches that are overhanging the water. If the [...]
A Short Guide To Snake Selection Text & Images (except where indicated): Doc Rock Australian Pythons: Southern Cross Reptiles Introduction Since I can remember, the late summer and early autumn months have been traditionally the busiest time for python sales in Australia. It is a period when young newly-bred pythons are starting to feed and [...]
Varanus indicus or Mangrove Monitor Did you know… The mangrove monitor is one of Australia’s most beautiful goanna species. Mangrove monitor live along the coast of northern Australia. Mangrove monitor lizards are also found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the western Pacific islands. Mangrove monitor eat fish, crabs, insects, birds, mammals and other [...]
Venomous Snakes Southern Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) — Maximum length 100 cm. Category 5. Desert Death Adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus) — Maximum length 75 cm. Category 5. Pilbara Death Adder (Acanthophis wellsi) — Maximum length 70 cm. Category 5. Western Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) — Maximum length 160 cm. Category 5. Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) — [...]
Varanus giganteus or Perentie Monitor The Perentie Monitor is Australia’s largest, and indeed our largest lizard. Its scientific name, ‘Varanus giganteus’ literally means ‘giant monitor’. As they get to a length of 2.5 metres and a weight of 15 kilograms, it’s easy to see why this name is well deserved. At this size, Perentie monitor [...]
Introduction on Childrens Python This care sheet is for beginners and covers the basic maintenance of this group of pythons. You should join your local herpetological society, where you can meet others and obtain more detailed information on the keeping of these pythons. The term “childrens python” is used to describe a group of small, [...]
Tropidonophis mairii or Keelback Snakes Keelback snakes are non-venomous snakes that love to eat frogs, tadpoles and lizards. Unlike most other Australian animals, keelback snakes can eat baby cane toads. They appear to be immune to low doses of cane toad toxin. This species, also know as the freshwater snake is very widespread, and variable [...]
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 – 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 – 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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
