Snake bite claims life of south-east Queensland man
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Snake bite claims life of south-east Queensland man

The Lockyer Valley man,in his 60s,was believed to have been bitten by an eastern brown snake.

  • byCameron Atfield

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Snakes site themselves without need for high-vis
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Snakes site themselves without need for high-vis

So many options and nothing that fits.

Boy,5,rescued from Byron Bay pool with python wrapped around his leg

Boy,5,rescued from Byron Bay pool with python wrapped around his leg

A five-year-old boy in Byron Bay is recovering at home after a python lunged at him,bit him and rolled with him into the family swimming pool,the child’s father said.

  • byCatherine Naylor andSally Rawsthorne
Toddler lucky to be alive after deadly snake bite east of Perth

Toddler lucky to be alive after deadly snake bite east of Perth

By the time Arlo Kohn reached Northam Hospital he had gone limp. He’d been bitten by one of Australia’s deadliest snakes while playing in his backyard.

  • bySarah Brookes andElly Cormack
Giving yourself the gift of a stern talking-to
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Giving yourself the gift of a stern talking-to

Photo,or it didn’t happen.

‘Stewy the Snake Catcher’ keeps licence but must scale back social media

‘Stewy the Snake Catcher’ keeps licence but must scale back social media

The high-profile Melbourne snake catcher had to go to VCAT to get his wildlife controller licence back.

  • byDavid Estcourt
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Paddler’s snake find a ‘rare and exciting’ piece for Exmouth puzzle

Paddler’s snake find a ‘rare and exciting’ piece for Exmouth puzzle

Exmouth Gulf is considered a sea snake biodiversity hotspot,but researchers have still been amazed by the discovery from a scientist out for a casual paddle.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Scanning or shedding?
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Scanning or shedding?

When A4 is not to scale.

How humans were shaped by a biological arms race between apes and snakes

How humans were shaped by a biological arms race between apes and snakes

Researchers have discovered snakes and apes have been locked in a deadly biological arms race,the effects of which can be seen in humans today.

  • byStuart Layt
Another harbinger of summer slithers into view
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Another harbinger of summer slithers into view

Sending out a search party for a wandering mind.

Some seasonal sentinels should stay outside the house
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Some seasonal sentinels should stay outside the house

Crusty relics and tapping the gas in a breakfast of champions.