Kiewa Snake Catcher

28/10/2024

Annual reminder to be “snake ready” for the spring breeding season of our venomous friends snake.
1. Check your snake first aid kit and update it if required. Car and home (and bike?)
2. Clean up around your home - while often a snake visitor is unavoidable, inviting snakes to live in the direct space abutting your house by leaving plenty of shelter for them is not what you want.

For the best compression bandage grab a SMART bandage from our local pharmacy or online https://survivalfirstaidkits.net.au/products/smart-snake-bandage?srsltid=AfmBOor_GCuR1HqxTxrYoVYuwXeD1xakkEr5tZ-SF0salQVZ4w40jWga

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-27/what-to-do-if-bitten-by-a-snake-australia/104512250?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link

3. Save your local snake catchers phone number in your phone twice. Once with their name, the second time as snake catcher.

4. Be kind to snakes. Don’t approach them, don’t try and harm them or relocate themselves and don’t encourage mice and rats to live where you live.

4. For a great educational offering on what to do when you see a snake, how to be snake aware in the bush, and applying a compression bandage check out Jarrod’s book “ Snakes Awake”, https://fordstreetpublishing.com/book/snakes-awake/

The SMART Bandage™ is a high quality compression bandage that prepares you for the wilderness. Best used for snake & funnel-web bites, sprains or wounds.

20/10/2024

Stunning catch and release of Tiger Snake yesterday, Wandiligong.
Thanks for being kind to snakes folks 🐍

13/10/2024

Snakes are Awake kind folks of the upper Kiewa Valley. 🐍😀

They are out warming up after some winter brumation and exploring new and old places seeking a mate.
Retaining walls and garden paths in the sun in the morning are the popular current hangouts.

Please phone us and remain watching the animal if you have an immediate requirement for a snake rescue, don’t use messenger.
0408126990
Cheers
Jarrod

17/07/2024

Happy world snake day everyone!

Why not celebrate by being kind to snakes and passing on that learning to the next generation?

If only there was a children’s picture story book written by half of Kiewa Snake Catcher, your very own Jarrod Paine. Hang on there is…

And with gorgeous illustrations from Mt Beauty’s own Shannon Boland.

I love our bushwalks. If I’m lucky, I get to see snakes. And they’re amazing. Pip explores the outdoors with her mum, hoping to spot her favourite creature – a sensational snake. Join her to discover the beauty and excitement of these remarkable reptiles, and learn how to stay safe in the Aust...

20/05/2024

For those of us interested in the habits of snakes, this great snake project out of Canberra is definitely worth following. This video shows a mature Brown snake out basking yesterday despite the winding down of summer and cool mornings.
Imagine if the only method of heating you had was the sun. 🥶

15/03/2024

21/02/2024

The calls are coming in for Kiewa Snake Catcher to rescue snakes and people from encounters.
Keep being safe upper Kiewa Valley- Whipps and JP are just a phone call away.

Snakes Awake

All over Australia snakes are awake right now - don’t let your fear paralyse you from being outdoors or pass on to your children, instead read a great book!
Available from Ford Street Publishing

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10/02/2024

Our very own Ovens Valley Snake rescuer, Michael Gibson featured in abc news. We have to agree that there is a lot more kindness in attitudes toward snakes and it’s encouraging.

Snake catcher Michael Gibson is hopeful Australians have been shifting away from fearing and killing snakes to valuing their role in the ecosystem.

30/01/2024

Quick video on how to tell a brown snake from a copperhead. I didn’t mention in the video, but they are highly Venomous as are almost all the snakes in this area.

03/12/2023

When you come across a snake on a walking path, give it space and behave in a way that is not threatening and doesn’t make the snake feel exposed and vulnerable.

15/08/2023

While our reptile breeding season is still a month away from starting here’s some pics I know some of you will enjoy 😉.

No pythons around here of course- respect and treat all snakes in our area as highly venomous and take care- call us if you need a relocation of a snake or two.