{"id":233932,"date":"2025-02-07T12:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/more-than-100-venomous-snakes-removed-from-sydney-back-garden\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:52:03","slug":"more-than-100-venomous-snakes-removed-from-sydney-back-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/more-than-100-venomous-snakes-removed-from-sydney-back-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 100 venomous snakes removed from Sydney back garden"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One hundred and two venomous snakes have been removed from a suburban back garden in Sydney.<\/p>\n

David Stein called experts after seeing six snakes<\/a><\/strong> moving around in a pile of mulch and discovered that red-belly blacks pile on top of each other before giving birth.<\/p>\n

Snake catcher Dylan Cooper was drafted in the same afternoon and bagged up five adults and 97 babies.<\/p>\n

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Reptile Relocation Sydney said two of the adults gave birth to 29 snakes in the bag while the clean-up was still taking place.<\/p>\n

Company owner Cory Kerewaro said the highest number he’d heard about in a similar job was 30 non-venomous carpet pythons.<\/p>\n

However, that snake hatches from an egg whereas red-belly blacks give birth.<\/p>\n

“You can get a decent number like that when the babies are hatching,” Mr Kerewaro said. “But to have this many venomous snakes, no one’s come across it.”<\/p>\n

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The species normally has a litter of between four and 35 young.<\/p>\n

Snake expert and author Scott Eipper said the snakes might have grouped together for safety or due to a shortage of suitable habitats to give birth.<\/p>\n

“This is an isolated incident. It’s certainly a very rare occurrence,” he said.<\/p>\n

The snakes have started a new life in an undisclosed national park after authorities granted permission for them to be released.<\/p>\n

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“Because there was such a large number, obviously people were a bit concerned where 100 snakes were going to go,” Mr Kerewaro said.<\/p>\n

“They’ll be far enough away to avoid any human interaction: 100 snakes are going into the middle of the bush in the middle of nowhere,” he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mr Stein has vowed to get rid of the mulch as soon as possible after being warned the snakes could return if it’s not shifted.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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