Veteran snake catcher wants new generation to take over NSW job but there's not a lot of interest
1 year, 2 months ago

Veteran snake catcher wants new generation to take over NSW job but there's not a lot of interest

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After more than three decades of catching snakes, Paul Newcombe is ready to retire. "If someone rings to say there's a snake in their daughter's bedroom, I can't just say, 'No, I'm not coming'," Mr Newcombe said. "It's 24/7 as people can call any time day or night to say there's a snake in the house or the backyard and they need help." "There aren't many young snake catchers coming into the industry who stick with it," he said. Mr Thompson said it had been an entertaining start to his career with one recent call out to catch an eastern brown snake in a family's fridge.

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Snake catchers find 102 red-bellied black snakes in a backyard nest in Sydney's west
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Snake catchers find 102 red-bellied black snakes in a backyard nest in Sydney's west

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More than 100 venomous snakes have been captured in a backyard in Sydney's west in what snake catchers said was their biggest find ever. Mr Kerewaro said his colleague, Dylan, arrived expecting to remove four red-bellied black snakes, but instead pulled out just over 40. Snake catchers celebrate big find Mr Kerewaro said it was the biggest find of snakes …

Snake catchers hopeful Australians can learn to love snakes
1 year, 1 month ago

Snake catchers hopeful Australians can learn to love snakes

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Where snake catcher Michael Gibson operates — across the Bright and Ovens Valley areas of Victoria — he sees his role as more about educating the community than catching snakes. Fear handed down to the next generation Snake removalist Gareth Park, who operates across south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne beyond Frankston, said fear and hostility towards snakes could be pervasive. "I …

Can You Spot the Snake? This Viral Photo of Reptile Hiding in Plain Sight Has Internet Puzzled
4 years, 1 month ago

Can You Spot the Snake? This Viral Photo of Reptile Hiding in Plain Sight Has Internet Puzzled

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A group of Australian snake catchers by the name Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers left the internet perplexed after they shared a picture of the reptile hiding in a woodland. At first glance, there are no snakes to be seen in the photograph, however, with a close and careful look, you may spot a venomous reptile hiding in the grasses. Later, …

Terrifying moment snake catcher is chased by an aggressive eastern brown snake
5 years, 5 months ago

Terrifying moment snake catcher is chased by an aggressive eastern brown snake

Daily Mail  

This is the gripping moment a snake catcher taunts a highly venomous eastern brown to bust the myths about the snake's aggressive temperament. The infant snake, which had nestled into the rocks of a retaining wall, was taken to nearby Flagstone Creek to be released. The infant snake, which had nestled into the rocks of a retaining wall, was taken …

Snake catcher turns up to house to fend off an alligator but realises it's a lizard
6 years, 4 months ago

Snake catcher turns up to house to fend off an alligator but realises it's a lizard

Daily Mail  

Snake catchers are used to arriving on the scene to handle some of the nation's most venomous snakes and wildlife. And when one Adelaide resident called asking for an alligator to be removed from their backyard, Snake Catchers Adelaide were on hand to help out. But it was hard to tell who was more confused - the homeowner or the …

Snake catcher wrestles deadly eastern brown snakes locked in fight in Woombye, QLD
6 years, 4 months ago

Snake catcher wrestles deadly eastern brown snakes locked in fight in Woombye, QLD

Daily Mail  

A snake catcher recently found himself in the crosshairs of two deadly snakes after he interrupted the pair in the middle of a heated fight. Sunshine Coast Snake Catcher's Ritchie Gilbert was called out to a property in Woombye, a town on the Sunshine Coast, in early October. The brave wrangler wasted no time in breaking up the pair of …

What not to do when you find a snake in your home
7 years, 1 month ago

What not to do when you find a snake in your home

ABC  

Don't judge a snake by its colours. "If you're not sure of the snake species definitely DO NOT TOUCH IT — we have some seriously dangerous species here in Australia so always keep your own safety first," the snake catchers wrote on Facebook. "A snake that size has full capabilities to come up and bite him, with much faster reflexes …

Sydney snakes slither into backyards due to warm weather, urban development
7 years, 6 months ago

Sydney snakes slither into backyards due to warm weather, urban development

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When Trevor Jones returned to his Sydney home after a 14-hour flight from Canada last week, all he and his wife wanted to do was drop their bags and head to bed. Wildlife rescue organisation WIRES referred Mr Jones to Campbelltown snake catcher Cory Kerewaro who arrived within 15 minutes. Warm winter keep snakes about Sydney's warmer-than-usual winter has seen …

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