Gold Coast Snake Catcher

The suburbs of Surfers Paradise, Main Beach, Merrimac, Broadbeach and Broadbeach Waters have become well known locally for the solid population of Eastern Brown Snakes found along the foreshore areas of The Spit and associated dune habitats to the south. These highly venomous snakes are regarded as common throughout the area and our snake catcher Gold Coast based has made numerous captures from both residential properties and businesses within the area.

The suburbs of Surfers Paradise, Main Beach, Merrimac, Broadbeach and Broadbeach Waters have become well known locally for the solid population of Eastern Brown Snakes found along the foreshore areas of The Spit and associated dune habitats to the south. These highly venomous snakes are regarded as common throughout the area and our snake catcher Gold Coast based has made numerous captures from both residential properties and businesses within the area.

The non-venomous Carpet Python and the Common Tree Snake are regulars amongst well vegetated gardens in both standard suburban and canal estates. These species have persisted in spite of surrounding development and infrastructure expansion.

Venomous Snakes

The following list is of all species of elapid (venomous land snakes) known to have been reliably recorded within the Gold Coast Region, including the Hinterland and immediately adjacent areas to the west. These records include actual museum specimens lodged in collections or those recorded by well-respected experts in the field of snake taxonomy and subsequent identification.

Non-venomous Snakes

captured by the snake catcher Gold Coast or likely to occur in one or more these localities

The following list is of all non-venomous snake species known to have been reliably recorded within the Gold Coast Region, including the Hinterland and immediately adjacent areas to the west. These records include actual museum specimens lodged in collections or those recorded by well-respected experts in the field of snake taxonomy and subsequent identification. Snake families represented here include:

• Boidae (Pythons)
• Colubridae (solid toothed and rear fanged snakes)
• Typhlodidae (Blind snakes)

Merrimac

There are times when we receive calls regarding snakeswhich on arrival, turn out to be not a snake but in fact a lizard. Blue-tongued Lizards are often mistaken as snakes, much like this specimen seen in Merrimac on the Gold Coast. Our snake catcher responded to the call expecting to relocate a snake when in fact it turned out to be a feisty Blue-tongued Lizard instead. She was captured and placed in the garden of the same premises after the homeowner was assured of the harmless nature of this species.