Exotic snakes smuggled into Queensland ‘pose risk to human life’

Exotic snakes smuggled into Queensland ‘pose risk to human life’

Four exotic snakes smuggled into Queensland have been seized by biosecurity officers and euthanised.

  • byLydia Lynch

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How spitting cobra venom evolved to be a ‘defensive chemical weapon’

How spitting cobra venom evolved to be a ‘defensive chemical weapon’

New research has found the venom from spitting cobras is supercharged to cause as much pain as possible.

  • byStuart Layt
Surfing great ‘Rabbit’ posts photo after snake sinks fangs into him

Surfing great ‘Rabbit’ posts photo after snake sinks fangs into him

Wayne Bartholomew posted a photo of his bandaged leg on social media on Thursday afternoon.

  • byLydia Lynch
On Western Australia's beaches,it pays to be alert and alarmed

On Western Australia's beaches,it pays to be alert and alarmed

Poisonous snakes. Deadly jellyfish. Sharks,obviously. Growing up in Western Australia,you keep your eyes peeled when beachside – but who’d have it any other way?

  • byAmanda Hooton
Venomous snakes slither into school tuckshop and office

Venomous snakes slither into school tuckshop and office

A red-bellied snake and brown snake made their way into two schools in Logan and Ipswich last week as snake season picked up.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Snake mystery as old lady python lays seven eggs without male help

Snake mystery as old lady python lays seven eggs without male help

The birth also is unusual because ball pythons usually stop laying eggs long before they reach their 60s.

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'It started to wrap around me':Driver fought off snake at 100km/h

'It started to wrap around me':Driver fought off snake at 100km/h

Footage of the June 15 ordeal shows a visibly shaken"Jimmy"trying to explain the situation to initially wary police before they find the eastern brown in his ute tray.

  • byMatt Dennien
Dogs twice as likely to die from snake bite as cats,research finds

Dogs twice as likely to die from snake bite as cats,research finds

Dogs are twice as likely to die from snake bite as cats due to a unique property of dog's blood that is vulnerable to snake venom.

  • byStuart Layt
A snaky question in the mailbox:'Twas special and the slithery toves
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A snaky question in the mailbox:'Twas special and the slithery toves

Delving into the roots of words can be like entering into a viper's nest.

  • byDavid Astle
'Peek before you pee':Snakes slithering into Brisbane and Ipswich sewers

'Peek before you pee':Snakes slithering into Brisbane and Ipswich sewers

Residents are urged to check their home's overflow relief gully.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Snakes alive:How to test deadly venom without killing animals

Snakes alive:How to test deadly venom without killing animals

Queensland scientists develop new method that is not only faster and more accurate,but has the ethical benefit of avoiding animal testing.

  • byStuart Layt