Here is an article from the Yorke Peninsula Country Times where staff from Living with Wildlife and the SA Ambulance Service were teaching people about snake behaviour and what to do in the event of a snake bite at a presentation recently held in Minlaton.
The feedback was the presentation was fantastic and everyone learnt a heap from it!!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
a HUGE thankyou!!!!
Living with Wildlife recently conducted a Working with Venomous Snakes refresher course for the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry.
You may not be aware but the Kiwis are having an increasing problem with people trying to sneak snakes into the country to keep as pets.
To help with this problem, staff from the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry have been coming to Australia for a number of years now so that Living with Wildlife can teach them safe capture and relocation techniques.
One way that culprits are trying to get the snakes into New Zealand is inside shipping containers, so to make the training more realistic Living with Wildlife thought that having a shipping container available for the Kiwis to find and bag the snakes would be a good idea.
We made some enquiries and Grant Lucas, Operations Manager at P&O Trans Australia (SA) Pty Ltd gave us one of their shipping containers to use for the duration of the course absolutely free of charge!!!!
Thank you so much for your kind donation Grant - not only did you make the course much more realistic for the Kiwis but it also saved us a lot of money and every dollar that can be saved in business is much appreciated.
If you ever need the services of a professional, customer service oriented group to freight your goods, give Grant and his team at P&O Trans Australia (SA) Pty Ltd a call - we found them fantastic to deal with.
You may not be aware but the Kiwis are having an increasing problem with people trying to sneak snakes into the country to keep as pets.
To help with this problem, staff from the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry have been coming to Australia for a number of years now so that Living with Wildlife can teach them safe capture and relocation techniques.
One way that culprits are trying to get the snakes into New Zealand is inside shipping containers, so to make the training more realistic Living with Wildlife thought that having a shipping container available for the Kiwis to find and bag the snakes would be a good idea.
We made some enquiries and Grant Lucas, Operations Manager at P&O Trans Australia (SA) Pty Ltd gave us one of their shipping containers to use for the duration of the course absolutely free of charge!!!!
Thank you so much for your kind donation Grant - not only did you make the course much more realistic for the Kiwis but it also saved us a lot of money and every dollar that can be saved in business is much appreciated.
If you ever need the services of a professional, customer service oriented group to freight your goods, give Grant and his team at P&O Trans Australia (SA) Pty Ltd a call - we found them fantastic to deal with.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Have a Question on Venomous Snakes,Animals or Insects
We will shortly be launching a new Webpage www.livingwithwildlife.com.au with a lot more information. However, if you would like to find out more about Living with Wildlife or have any questions at all feel free to Ask Geoff at askgeoff@livingwithwildlife.com.au
Sunday, October 4, 2009
We Really Are A "Lucky Country"!!!
Have a read of this article from The Philippines where The Department of Health is commenting that snake sightings in flooded homes is a "natural occurrence" and they go on to say they have plenty of anti-venom shots for possible snake bites!!!!
Anyone who does not believe that Australia really is a "lucky country" should read more of these articles!!!!
Anyone who does not believe that Australia really is a "lucky country" should read more of these articles!!!!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Working with Venomous Snakes
We will be conducting a "Working with Venomous Snakes" Course at Williamstown South Australia for three days commencing 26th September. A couple of vacancies have unexpectedly become available. If you would like to know more please contact us at lwwcourses@gmail.com
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Hoping to Help
Many of you will already know of Living with Wildlife's efforts to highlight the problem of death by snake bite to people throughout the world.
An example of this effort can be seen at the Snake Bite In Nepal blog.
Another developing country that is faced with a similar problem is Papua New Guinea. Have a read of this article written by the Australian Venom Research Unit that highlights the number of deaths by snake bite that has occured to people in this region dating back to 1959.
Living with Wildlife now has a much closer relationship to the people of Papua New Guinea because one of its presenters, Julian Craig, spent a great part of his childhood in this country and has many friends in the region.
We are hoping that in the foreseeable future we will be able to travel to the region to provide Snake Awareness presentations, but in the meantime, if any of you are looking for a worthy cause that would appreciate your help, please consider the efforts of the Australian Venom Research Unit. Ways in which you can help can be found towards the end of their article.
An example of this effort can be seen at the Snake Bite In Nepal blog.
Another developing country that is faced with a similar problem is Papua New Guinea. Have a read of this article written by the Australian Venom Research Unit that highlights the number of deaths by snake bite that has occured to people in this region dating back to 1959.
Living with Wildlife now has a much closer relationship to the people of Papua New Guinea because one of its presenters, Julian Craig, spent a great part of his childhood in this country and has many friends in the region.
We are hoping that in the foreseeable future we will be able to travel to the region to provide Snake Awareness presentations, but in the meantime, if any of you are looking for a worthy cause that would appreciate your help, please consider the efforts of the Australian Venom Research Unit. Ways in which you can help can be found towards the end of their article.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Keep and Sell Permits
Living with Wildlife recently received a request from someone who attended our 3 day Working with Venomous Snakes courses asking if we would be happy to be listed as a referee on his Application for a Specialist Permit to Keep and Sell Protected Animals.
These applications are approved by the Department for Environment and Heritage and when you are listed as a referee there is an expectation that you have first hand knowledge of the applicant's ability to keep venomous snakes and that the applicant has been fully trained in snake husbandry.
In this particular situation we were unwilling to be listed as a referee because although the person concerned had successfully completed our handling and relocation course they had not taken part in our Snake Husbandry course.
When we contacted the person concerned and explained that we would not be able to be listed as a referee until he had completed our Snake Husbandry course he understood our situation fully because he has a real desire to be a professional handler and keeper. He immediately asked to be put on a waiting list for our next Snake Husbandry course and once successfully completed our presenters will be happy to be listed as referees because they will then be confident that he has been trained in correct husbandry practices and handling techniques.
We would encourage anyone interested in keeping snakes to consider the Living with Wildlife Snake Husbandry course. Everything you need to learn about husbandry of snakes will be taught to you by highly trained presenters who set the benchmark in this field throughout Australia.
The new website is only days away from release and once it is back up all the information on our courses will be available on this site. In the meantime, if you would like to enquire about any Living with Wildlife course, the easiest way to do so is via email to lwwcourses@gmail.com and if you have been thinking about doing a Snake Husbandry course and are looking for others to participate I know of one person in particular who is most keen for a course to begin!!!!
These applications are approved by the Department for Environment and Heritage and when you are listed as a referee there is an expectation that you have first hand knowledge of the applicant's ability to keep venomous snakes and that the applicant has been fully trained in snake husbandry.
In this particular situation we were unwilling to be listed as a referee because although the person concerned had successfully completed our handling and relocation course they had not taken part in our Snake Husbandry course.
When we contacted the person concerned and explained that we would not be able to be listed as a referee until he had completed our Snake Husbandry course he understood our situation fully because he has a real desire to be a professional handler and keeper. He immediately asked to be put on a waiting list for our next Snake Husbandry course and once successfully completed our presenters will be happy to be listed as referees because they will then be confident that he has been trained in correct husbandry practices and handling techniques.
We would encourage anyone interested in keeping snakes to consider the Living with Wildlife Snake Husbandry course. Everything you need to learn about husbandry of snakes will be taught to you by highly trained presenters who set the benchmark in this field throughout Australia.
The new website is only days away from release and once it is back up all the information on our courses will be available on this site. In the meantime, if you would like to enquire about any Living with Wildlife course, the easiest way to do so is via email to lwwcourses@gmail.com and if you have been thinking about doing a Snake Husbandry course and are looking for others to participate I know of one person in particular who is most keen for a course to begin!!!!
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