Tag: Australia
Parasitic Round Worm Common In Carpet Pythons Removed From Australian Woman’s Brain
The researchers believe that the woman, age 64, inadvertently consumed the eggs of Ophidascaris robertsi directly from the vegetation, or indirectly v [...]
New Venomous Snake Species Discovered In Australia
The desert whip snake (Demansia cyanochasma), is a new species of whip snake that is found in dry habitats across Australia. [...]
Long Thought Extinct Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon Rediscovered
The Victorian grassland earless dragon was once abundant in their grassland habitat west of Melbourne. [...]
Extinct Giant Shingleback Skink Species Discovered In Australia
Tiliqua frangens roamed Australia during the Pleistocene, which is about 2 million years ago. [...]
Researchers Discover Australian Barred Frog Species In New South Wales
Mixophyes australis is closely related to Mixophyes balbus, the Stuttering Frog [...]
Australia Snake Catcher Records Keelback Snake Dining on Invasive Cane Toad
Hudson Snake Catching-Gold Coast Snake Catcher in Australia captured some pretty cool footage of a keelback snake feeding on an invasive cane toad (Rh [...]
New Leaf-tailed Gecko Species Discovered in Australia
Researcher Conrad J. Hoskin of Australia's James Cook University has discovered a new leaf-tailed gecko species on Scawfell island in Queensland, Aust [...]
Contrary To Popular Belief, Snakes Can Hear Fairly Well
Snakes don't have external ears but that doesn't mean they cannot hear. In fact, a new study put out by the University of Queensland asserts that snak [...]
Two-Headed Snake Born In Australia Euthanized
A two-headed carpet python (Morelia sp) that hatched this week in Australia has been euthanized after an examination by a veterinarian at the The Unus [...]
Toadzilla Cane Toad Found In Australia
Conway National Park rangers in Australia last week removed a massive cane toad from the wild that weighed an estimated 5 lbs. The rangers were conduc [...]
Venomous Eastern Brown Snake Crawls Toward Snake Catcher In Defensive Display
The snake, once released from the confines of the snake bag, crawls toward Jake Stinson of Jake's Reptile Relocations with its head and part of its bo [...]
Red-Bellied Black Snake Gets Head Stuck In Beer Can, Saved By Aussie Snake Handler
Using a pair of snips with one hand and holding the head of the venomous snake with the other, the snake catcher was able to safely remove the can fro [...]
Top 10 Venomous Snakes Of Australia
If you’re visiting Australia, be careful of cattle, horses, crocodiles, and kangaroos—they, like most everything in the Land Down Under can kill you! [...]
De Vis’ Banded Snake Seen In South Australia For First Time
The genus Denisonia is currently comprised of two species. Both are nocturnal with large eyes and vertically elliptical pupils. [...]
Aussie Woman Vacuums Up Red-Bellied Black Snake
“He seems fine,” McKenzie said in the video posted to Instagram. “Probably just a bit shaken up from his little roller coaster.” [...]
Robert Irwin Removes Snake From Road Inside Australia Zoo
Robert is growing into quite the reptile handler and while his voice and mannerisms are his own, you can still see the father in the son. [...]
New Mountain Frog Species From Australia Discovered And Described
Philoria knowlesi is known to breed in the spring and early summer, using bogs, banks of headwater streams and seepages as breeding grounds. [...]
Six Western Swamp Tortoises Hatched At Australia’s Adelaide Zoo
Threats to the Western swamp tortoise include land clearing for agriculture, pesticide and fertilizer use, housing development and fire. [...]
Two Venomous Australian Snakes Came By Sea, Not Land
Researchers conclude that the ancestor snake to all Australian elapids have genes that are not found in their land-based relatives. [...]
Watergum Australia Launches Cane Toad Bust
Cane toads are an invasive species in Australia with population estimates at more than 2 billion. [...]
Snakes Resort To Inbreeding As Habitats Become Fragmented And Cut Off
A new paper out of Australia shows the dire consequences of habitat fragmentation and urbanization, as snakes that are cut off in their ecosystems ten [...]
Cane Toad Tadpoles In Australia Cannibalize Younger Tadpoles
Researchers in Australia have discovered an interesting trait in invasive cane toad (Rhinella marina) tadpoles in Australia not seen in their native S [...]
Australia’s White-bellied Frog At Greatest Risk Of Extinction
The white-bellied frog (Geocrinia alba) has joined 25 other frog species in Australia on that country’s list of species at greatest risk of extinction [...]
Zoos Victoria Raises 15 Giant Burrowing Frog Tadpoles To Froglet Stage
Zoos Victoria has announced that 15 of 100 giant burrowing frog (Heleioporus australiacus) tadpoles have grown legs and have metamorphosed, a first fo [...]