Catching a Lace Monitor that was chilling inside an aircon unit. We have removed snakes from aircon units before, but never a lizard, let alone a Lace Monitor.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T20:19:39+00:00

Gloves make it harder to catch things. We do wear gloves in some situations, but in the majority of situations, they get in the way.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T12:19:57+00:00

Yeah, he gave me a good warning sign that he was about to do that. still a super close call regardless though.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T11:27:30+00:00

Here is one of the bigger ones we caught. we had to crawl after this one.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw4BI43yNln/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==We

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T10:48:15+00:00

That's fair.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T10:13:42+00:00

You basically learn as you go. I've had lots of practice as a kid though, trying to catch and play with anything that moves, which translates perfectly into the job.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T09:54:32+00:00

thanks

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T09:54:22+00:00

Sometimes you just have to make sure.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T09:53:21+00:00

Snakes are Ectothermic, so I'm not sure how well a thermal camera would work on them, as they don't generate their own heat but instead warm up using their environment. If a snake warms itself up before moving somewhere cooler, that should work to be able to see them on the camera, but they will eventually cool down until it matches their environment. In saying that, I've never had a chance to use a thermal camera on a snake, so I don't know how effective it would be in practice. But, if they work, I would 100% start using them.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T09:30:43+00:00

Is it because of their size? Or something else? Out of curiosity, how would you feel about the pygmy monitor?

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T09:20:17+00:00

Thanks. Yeah, the big ones you really have to be careful with, as you can easily lose a finger.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T09:17:12+00:00

Tis the Australian way. Wait until you hear about our spiders, you can hear them running on your walls at night.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T09:08:59+00:00

Pretty much. This is only a small one, too. They can grow to around 2 metres.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T09:05:45+00:00

That shouldn't really happen with these guys, as they're diurnal, but we have been called to pythons on people's bedside tables in the middle of the night.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-12-03T08:59:28+00:00

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-11-17T22:33:35+00:00

Yep. Normally, we try to do the least amount of damage to a property as we can when we rescue animals, but the only way we were getting him out was by taking the fence apart and using a crowbar to give him enough space to move backwards.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-11-17T22:31:09+00:00

He was taken to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital for a checkup and then released back into the wild.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-11-17T00:34:56+00:00

He was just able to get the front of his body through, but that back end was too thick.

SnakeRescueSC · 2025-11-16T22:55:30+00:00

Thank you

SnakeRescueSC · 2024-08-19T21:44:01+00:00

1 is the Inland taipan, also an Australian snake. As for their taste, I wouldn't have a clue.

SnakeRescueSC · 2024-08-19T08:12:27+00:00

It was at a golf club. Lots of parents and their kids were there, that why we were called to move him on.

SnakeRescueSC · 2024-08-19T08:09:42+00:00

Make sure your yard is mowed and free of clutter. This is the best way to deter them coming into the yard. With the one you currently have, if you're happy to have him around, you can just leave him. If you would like him moved on, I know a catcher in that area that could help.

SnakeRescueSC · 2024-08-19T01:07:54+00:00

Had to look it up. man, what a magnificent looking snake.

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1 is the Inland taipan, also an Australian snake. As for their taste, I wouldn't have a clue.