Search Results for snake

...Sam Wilson; Gary Stephenson; Richard Shine Corresponding author: email: [email protected] Annelida Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra Serpentes trophic ecology Fossorial prey in an arboreal snake: an observation of earthworm consumption by a Northern Tree-Snake (Dendrelaphis...

...Nicole A. Hansen; Damon L. Oliver ABSTRACT This short note presents field observations of a pair of adult threatened Little Whip Snakes Parasuta flagellum and a pair of juvenile Common Eastern Brown Snakes Pseudonaja textilis in an aggregation beneath artificially placed Masonite board used...

... Pink-tailed Worm-lizard Aprasia parapulchella and Dwyer's Snake Suta dwyeri in the Goldfields bioregion of central Victoria. A field observation involving the acquisition of stomach contents allowed us to document this instance of an adult S. dwyeri having predated upon an adult A. parapulchella . We...

... and effective management, particularly of rare and threatened species. The Spotted Mulga Snake ( Pseudechis butleri ) is a key example of an understudied endemic reptile, limited to the Mid West region of Western Australia. Here, we present the first recorded observation of a Spotted Mulga Snake consuming...

...Damian R. Michael; Talia Schlen; Dana Lanceman ABSTRACT Feeding observations in free-ranging nocturnal snakes are rare, primarily due to their cryptic behaviour and activity patterns. We describe a feeding observation in a free-ranging Grey Snake Hemiaspis damelii in the Murrumbidgee catchment...

...A.M. Davenport; B.R. d’Anastasi; B.M. Fitzpatrick ABSTRACT Our understanding of the biology and ecology of many Australian marine snakes is inadequate to inform the conservation and management of their populations. Czeblukov’s true sea snake Hydrophis czeblukovi (Elapidae:Hydrophiinae...

... rarely been reported in wild reptiles. We observed a large internal obstruction in an adult female Tiger Snake captured as part of an ongoing population study. We failed to palpate out the object in the field, so we took the snake to a veterinary practice for professional assistance. All non-lethal...

...D. C. Lettoof; A Santoro; C. VL. Swinstead; J. Cornelis ABSTRACT Snake-Turtle interactions have been rarely documented. We recorded a hatchling Chelodina oblonga within the stomach contents of a Western tiger snake ( Notechis scutatus occidentalis ). This is the first recorded observation...

... Snake Hemiaspis damelii (Günther 1876) in the Murrumbidgee catchment, southern NSW Damian R. Michael*, Gaye Bourke, Dena Paris and Skye Wassens Institute for Land,Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, 2640 NSW, Australia. *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] Key words...

... to this entry pathway has been limited due to long-term legislation preventing the importation and keeping of exotic reptiles by private keepers. Despite this, the corn snake Elaphe guttata is still illegally maintained in many private collections, resulting in occasional reports of released or escaped...

...David Newell; Ross Goldingay Conservation reserves are commonly relied on as a primary means of conserving threatened species. We conducted surveys for the endangered Broad-headed Snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides across 236 sites in 10 conservation reserves of the Sydney region, to assess...

...Richard Shine; Mark Fitzgerald This small elapid snake is endangered because of its restriction to a specific habitat (weathered sandstone outcrops in southeastem Australia) that is under heavy pressure for commercial exploitation, especially for “bushrock” in suburban gardens. We review...

...Mark Fitzgerald; Lazell Brian; Richard Shine The Pale-headed Snake, Hoplocephalus bitorquatus (Jan 1859), is a slender-bodied, arboreal, venomous snake that is widely, but patchily, distributed through coastal and inland eastern Australia. We summarise existing knowledge on the conservation status...

...Chris Williams; Richard Shine ABSTRACT An adult Diamond Python ( Morelia spilota ) was translocated 400 m after being found in a backyard in suburban Sydney. The snake returned to the capture site within three days, at which time a clutch of eggs was discovered nearby. When the clutch...

...Jesse Campbell ABSTRACT On a remote sandstone outcrop within the Royal National Park, New South Wales, numerous instances were documented involving the aggregation of Brown Tree Snakes Boiga irregularis . Over the period from 2018 to 2023, a total of 8 visits to the site were logged, revealing 3...

...Harold Heatwole Book Review Book Review So Many Snakes, So Little Time, Uncovering the Secret Lives of Australia s Serpents by Rick Shine (2022) CRC Press. DOI: 10.1201/b22815 ISBN 9781032234618 (hardback), 981003277712 (ebook). 282 pp. RRP $48.25 DOI: httpsdoi.org/10.7882/AZ.2023.020 Published: 7...

...Dudley Sergo; Richard Shrine Based on collaboration between a wildlife photographer and a scientist, this paper provides novel information and images of predation by birds (Black-necked Storks, White-bellied Sea-Eagles, Whistling Kites) on reptiles (Macleay's Water Snakes, Keelback Snakes, Long...