Tag: australian reptile park
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Endangered Manning River turtles released into the wild
It’s a big day for one Australia’s oldest freshwater reptiles- with 10 Manning River turtles, released into the wild. It’s been a long time coming for local conservationists- who say the project will be used to help other endangered species.
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SNAKE SPURTS OUT 4.9G OF VENOM IN ONE GO
A surprise collection at the Australian Reptile Park, with snake handlers extracting a record breaking amount of raw venom from a single yield. Keepers say this is a timely warning to be on the look out for deadly snakes around the Central Coast coming out in the wet and humid conditions.
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10 LARGE ALLIGATORS ARRIVE AT REPTILE PARK
The Reptile Park is hoping to create a breeding ground for alligators. Today it welcomed ten additional crocodilians to the facility, all the way from the Australia Zoo.
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CRANKY CROC CELEBRATES 55TH BIRTHDAY
The Australian Reptile Park’s crankiest resident marked a special milestone on Tuesday. Elvis the Crocodile was offered meaty treats as part of his 55th birthday bash. At a whopping 500kg, keepers say he’s in great condition for his age. Elvis still has all of his legs and teeth, which kept them on their toes during…
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SOMERSBY RAID | ANNUAL ALLIGATOR EGG HARVEST
There has been an adrenaline charged raid on the Central Coast – but not as you may think. Handlers at the Australian Reptile Park are raiding alligator nests for their annual egg collection.
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KRAKEN THE KOMODO DRAGON GOES TO THE VET
There was a delicate operation for keepers at the Australian Reptile Park, taking their resident Komodo dragon for his annual check-up. ‘Kraken’ was declared fighting fit, after putting on a couple of extra kilos.
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REPTILE PARK TAKES IN “DOBBY” THE POSSUM
With more people visiting the Central Coast rather than interstate holiday locations, there’s increased traffic on our roads. The Australian Reptile Park at Somersby is urging drivers to slow down, after taking in a very special crash survivor.
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YOUNG-AT-HEART TORTOISE CELEBRATES 70TH BIRTHDAY
In human terms, he’d be in his twilight years, but Hugo the Galapagos Tortoise is just getting started. Today, the oldest resident of the Australian Reptile Park celebrated his birthday in style.
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TAIPAN MILKING PRODUCES RECORD VENOM
Wrangling dangerous animals and risking a deadly bite is all in a day’s work for the team at the Australian Reptile Park. The Somersby wildlife sanctuary is the only facility in the nation which milks the Coastal Taipan to produce anti-venom, and it’s broken one of its own records this month.
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REPTILE PARK’S EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS REACH HALF A MILLION
The Australian Reptile Park has truly turned the coronavirus crisis, into opportunity. Its educational videos, helping parents home-school children, amassing nearly 450,000 views. The Somersby-based wildlife sanctuary closed its doors last week, in line with new pandemic restrictions. Staff continue to care for the animals, who regularly feature in the ‘Animal Tales with Tim Faulkner’…