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Incredible news. The reptile park has completed a mass importation of reptiles - three King Cobras, three Eyelash Vipers, eleven young Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes and six Honduran Milksnakes have been imported. The cobras include a pair and a juvenile from which they hope to breed cobras once again. One viper and rattlesnake are on-display now: Log in to Facebook | Facebook
 
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On March 7th, the zoo announced that they acquired (0.0.2) long-nosed potoroos from the Aussie Ark in New South Wales which are now on exhibit in the Nocturnal House.

Rare Aussie Marsupial Visits Australian Reptile Park! | We have some very special guests visiting us for Conservation Month! This adorable pair of long-nosed potoroos have come all the way from Aussie Ark and... | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook

On March 15th, the zoo announced they had broken ground on a new venom milking facility.

BREAKING GROUND for Lifesaving Venom Facility | Today marked a monumental step for the Park. We have officially broken ground on our venom milking facility ⛏️ This facility will produce life-saving... | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook

On April 10th, the zoo announced that (0.0.3) American alligators hatched.

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On April 19th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) koala was born and later named Phoenix. This is the facility's 100th koala birth.

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On May 10th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) yellow-footed rock wallaby was born and later named Matilda.

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Rescued Wallaby 'Matilda' Bounces Back! | After remaining nameless for the first few weeks, we're here to introduce Matilda, the Park's newest yellow-footed rock-wallaby! Rescued with urgency... | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook

On June 1st, the zoo announced that they acquired a (1.0) koala named Kevin which is on exhibit.

Kevin the Koala Finds a New Home | We have a new arrival! Meet Kevin the Koala This handsome boy will join our koala breeding program, enhancing the genetic diversity of our population | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook

On June 15th, the zoo announced that they acquired a (1.0) saltwater crocodile named Lyle.

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On June 26th, the zoo announced that (0.0.2) eastern grey kangaroos named Swiftie and Tay-Tay were born.

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On July 8th, the zoo announced they renovated the Galapagos tortoise exhibit.

Giant Galapagos Tortoises at the Australian Reptile Park | Our Galapagos Tortoise exhibit has had a makeover! Hugo and Estrella are loving their new surroundings, and Hugo definitely has his eye on the new... | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook

On August 31st, the zoo announced that (0.0.3) Kangaroo Island kangaroos were born.

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On September 5th, the zoo announced that another (1.0) koala was born and later named Albert.

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On September 12th, the zoo announced that (1.1) Tasmanian devils named Sam and Messi were born.

Introducing Sam and Messi, the Tassie Devil Joeys! | Introducing Sam and Messi, the Tassie Devil Joeys! Named after soccer legends Sam Kerr and Lionel Messi, this dynamic brother-sister duo is... | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook

On September 28th, the zoo announced that they celebrated their 75th anniversary.

Australian Reptile Park Celebrates 75 Years | Happy Birthday... to US! Today, we're celebrating 75 years of the Australian Reptile Park! From humble beginnings in 1948 as the Umina Beach... | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook

On October 3rd, the zoo announced that they acquired a (1.0) common wombat named Wilbur.

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On November 18th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) grey-headed flying fox was born.

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On December 11th, the zoo announced that a 3rd (1.0) koala was born and later named Pete.

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On January 10th, 2024, the zoo announced they built a new exhibit for Tasmanian devil joeys, which is now open to the public.

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On January 11th, the zoo announced that (0.0.6) blue-tongued skinks named Bandit, Bingo, Bluey, Chilli, Stripe, and Trixie hatched on January 9th.

Cute Baby Lizards! | Meet our baby BLUEYS!Introducing Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, Chilli, Trixie and Stripe These baby blue tongue lizards are brand new, but they’re completely... | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook

On January 18th, the zoo announced they transferred (0.2) Tasmanian devils named Toast and Vegemite to the Aussie Ark.

New Tasmanian Devils Move in to Aussie Ark | From Park to Ark! Two Tasmanian Devil juveniles - Vegemite and Toast - are leaving their home at the Australian Reptile Park to travel up to Aussie Ark!... | By Australian Reptile Park | Facebook
 
Green Anacondas born

From an Instagram post - Nicki Minaj, the park’s Green Anaconda, has given birth to 16 live young. They’re on display in the Lost World of Reptiles over the school holidays.

The post also outlined that Nicki Minaj is about 3.5m long, and weighs over 50kgs. The snakelets were born at about 2 feet long, and weigh about 265g each
 
Green Anacondas born

From an Instagram post - Nicki Minaj, the park’s Green Anaconda, has given birth to 16 live young. They’re on display in the Lost World of Reptiles over the school holidays.

The post also outlined that Nicki Minaj is about 3.5m long, and weighs over 50kgs. The snakelets were born at about 2 feet long, and weigh about 265g each
Very pleasing news. There hopefully is healthy demand for anacondas regionally. Nicki Minaj is the name of Australia Zoo's anaconda they originally received from Canberra in 2018 so she must have have been transferred out to the reptile park for breeding purposes (unless there is another snake with the same name).
 
Green Anacondas born

From an Instagram post - Nicki Minaj, the park’s Green Anaconda, has given birth to 16 live young. They’re on display in the Lost World of Reptiles over the school holidays.

The post also outlined that Nicki Minaj is about 3.5m long, and weighs over 50kgs. The snakelets were born at about 2 feet long, and weigh about 265g each
Very exciting news. In a few years we should see a few new holders popping up!
 
Green Anacondas born

From an Instagram post - Nicki Minaj, the park’s Green Anaconda, has given birth to 16 live young. They’re on display in the Lost World of Reptiles over the school holidays.

The post also outlined that Nicki Minaj is about 3.5m long, and weighs over 50kgs. The snakelets were born at about 2 feet long, and weigh about 265g each

Very pleasing news. There hopefully is healthy demand for anacondas regionally. Nicki Minaj is the name of Australia Zoo's anaconda they originally received from Canberra in 2018 so she must have have been transferred out to the reptile park for breeding purposes (unless there is another snake with the same name).
Very good news indeed!

'Nicki Minaj' is a different snake than the one at Beerwah, she's been at the Reptile Park for a while now and is also known as 'Stench'. The Reptile Park also has a male named 'Stanley', and presuming there have been no other recent transfers, I'd assume he is the father.
 
Exciting!

How many adults are in the region? Are any yellow anacondas present?
Darling Downs is the only regional facility with Yellow Anacondas at the moment. Adelaide, Beerwah and the Reptile Park all have Green Anacondas afaik. Both Adelaide and Beerwah have a singular female each whereas the Reptile Park has a breeding pair (plus the sixteen new offspring).
 
Darling Downs is the only regional facility with Yellow Anacondas at the moment. Adelaide, Beerwah and the Reptile Park all have Green Anacondas afaik. Both Adelaide and Beerwah have a singular female each whereas the Reptile Park has a breeding pair (plus the sixteen new offspring).
National and DDZ also each have a Green Anaconda.
 
National and DDZ also each have a Green Anaconda.

Just checked the exotic reptiles thread and it seems there are also individuals at Ballarat, Crocodylus and Serpentarium Tasmania. No idea how many those three parks hold.
Thank you for the corrections. Ballarat no longer have there individual. Crocodylus has a female and the Serpentarium have a single male.

Not sure about either Canberra or DDZ. Hopefully someone can update us there.
 
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The young Green Anacondas at the Australian Reptile Park yesterday - 3 on display and another tank behind
 
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