May is the month we conduct our AGM, where the President’s Report & Financial Report will be presented. The incumbent committee will be dissolved & the new committee elected. Nomination forms for the committee will be made available to all members ASAP. Please complete & return the nomination form prior to the meeting if you are nominating yourself or someone else…
Kevin Markwell, one of the authors of Snake Bitten: Eric Worrell and the Australian Reptile Park, revisits the book and the research that went into writing it ten years after it was published. He will highlight Worrell’s contribution to Australian natural history and in particular, discuss his contributions to the Australian herpetological imagination.
Peter Mirtschin is the founder of Venom Supplies, which supplies both Australian and exotic snake venoms for research, antivenom and therapeutic applications. He has published over 70 scientific papers on venom research, snake ecology, conservation and snake behaviour, as well as several books on Australian dangerous snakes. Peter has featured in several television documentaries, being an ardent results-driven conservationist. Join…
Stuart Johnson has close to 20 years of zoological experience specialising in snakes and crocodiles and has been working for the past 15 years as the Head of Reptiles at the Billabong Zoo in Port Macquarie. His daily job at the zoo entails him working with various animal species and conducting daily animal presentations. He also operates his own business,…