CALL Wildcare Helpline on 9474 9055 (24 hour 7 day service)
Do NOT try to flush a reptile out OR try to catch or kill it. Is when a lot of bites occur.
If a reptile is in a building in a particular area, block all escape routes
(for example with rolled up towels at the base of each closed door) and
phone 9474 9055 for assistance.
Some helpful suggestions:
- Install ‘draught-guards’ to doors leading outside the building.
- Always wear sturdy footwear and long pants in areas where snakes are likely to be found.
- Clean away seed dropped from bird cages and aviaries – a snake’s main diet is the house mouse and rat who feed on these droppings. Reptiles also enjoy dog and cat food so beware when leaving outside.
- Trim a good width of grass around buildings and swimming pools – reptiles are competent swimmers!
- Prevent the collection of leaves and debris in corners of verandahs, etc.
- Emergency Snake bite instructions.
- Build frog-ponds well away from the house.
- A recommended home library book is ‘A Guide to Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region’ by Brian Bush, et al.
