Reptile expert Romulus Whitaker gets up close to a King Cobra in India. From the giant King Cobra to the tiny sawscaled viper, India is home to many of the world’s deadliest snakes. Now a new report has revealed that India is in the middle of a snakebite epidemic of epic proportions, with a loss of human life far in…
What an exciting month we have coming up. The Australian Herpetological Society (AHS) is proud to present a presentation from none other than Dr Harold Cogger (a.k.a Hal) on his current work on the herps of Christmas Island and their decline to extinction. Hal is a life member of the AHS and was very active in it’s early days. He last spoke…
At last, it has arrived! Our very first Red Bellied Courier coloured annual edition (Feb 2013 edition, so it’s a few months late). Thank you again to all who contributed. This coloured edition will be mailed out later this week to all members. Also, we are please to announce that the 2014 edition is already underway, which we will be…
For the second time in the past decade, the Blackish Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops nigrecens) has been sighted at Sydney Olympic Park. Spotted in Newington Armory by AHS committee member Anthony Tonks, the Blackish Blind Snake can grow up to 75cm in length, featuring a short round snout, small eyes with a back that may be black, purple or pinkish brown.…