Serpentarium Tasmania

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As noted by @WhistlingKite24 on the Zoos of Australia thread, a new wildlife collection has opened in Tasmania. I thought it was worth its own thread so that it gets some notice.

The facility is named Serpentarium Tasmania and has about twenty reptiles (and a Blue and Gold Macaw).

Website: Serpentarium Tasmania

There is an article here which talks about the owner's background and where some of the snakes came from and the difficulties of obtaining permits in Tasmania. (The link may end up going to one of those "subscribe to read this" pages): Serpentarium slithers into St Helens



The species list below is taken from their website:

  • Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)
  • Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
  • Scrub Python (Morelia amethistina)
  • Diamond Python (Morelia spilota)
  • Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
  • North-western Carpet Python (Morelia spilota variegata)
  • Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa)
  • Stimson Python (Antaresia stimsoni)
  • Children's Python (Antaresia childreni)
  • NT Black Headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
  • Centralian Carpet Python (Morelia spilota bredli)
  • Fresh Water Crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni)
  • Perentie (Varanus giganteus)
  • Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
  • Blotched Blue Tongue Lizard (Tiliqua nigrolutea)
  • Mountain Dragon (Rankinia diemensis)
  • Blue & Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
  • Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
  • Burmese Python (Morlurus bivittatus)
  • Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)

The Serpentarium capacity is planned for a total of 27 individual enclosures.Current stocking plan is for a total of 16 enclosures, with an additional 5 species to be risk assessed, opening for operations with 21 enclosures, leaving room for expansion and species development with future attractions.
 
Serpentarium Tasmania have plans on importing a Reticulated Python (tiger morph) and a pair of Burmese Pythons from the USA. They will also be receiving a Lace Monitor from Queensland soon. The importation has been delayed by COVID-19 but should now happen over the next two months according to the newspaper article the zoo posted on their social media.
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Chlidonias said:
As noted by @WhistlingKite24 on the Zoos of Australia thread, a new wildlife collection has opened in Tasmania. I thought it was worth its own thread so that it gets some notice.

The facility is named Serpentarium Tasmania and has about twenty reptiles (and a Blue and Gold Macaw).

Website: Serpentarium Tasmania

There is an article here which talks about the owner's background and where some of the snakes came from and the difficulties of obtaining permits in Tasmania. (The link may end up going to one of those "subscribe to read this" pages): Serpentarium slithers into St Helens



The species list below is taken from their website:

  • Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)
  • Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
  • Scrub Python (Morelia amethistina)
  • Diamond Python (Morelia spilota)
  • Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
  • North-western Carpet Python (Morelia spilota variegata)
  • Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa)
  • Stimson Python (Antaresia stimsoni)
  • Children's Python (Antaresia childreni)
  • NT Black Headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
  • Centralian Carpet Python (Morelia spilota bredli)
  • Fresh Water Crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni)
  • Perentie (Varanus giganteus)
  • Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
  • Blotched Blue Tongue Lizard (Tiliqua nigrolutea)
  • Mountain Dragon (Rankinia diemensis)
  • Blue & Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
  • Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
  • Burmese Python (Morlurus bivittatus)
  • Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)

The Serpentarium capacity is planned for a total of 27 individual enclosures.Current stocking plan is for a total of 16 enclosures, with an additional 5 species to be risk assessed, opening for operations with 21 enclosures, leaving room for expansion and species development with future attractions.
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One nitpick I may point out is that in the last couple years Amesthine pythons were moved to the genus Simalia and theres a split between the Amesthine Python and the Australian Scrub Python the Scrub python is Simalia kinghorni and the Ametstyne python is Simalia amethistina

The other nitpick is that Morelia spitola bredli was elevated to full species status, but again that is if you accept the split.

Regardless if you accept the first split the Amethystne python has been moved to Simalia anyway.

Just pointing this out so other people don't get confused, I don't mind if people accept or don't accept the split.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
I doubt it. The article says that the Burmese Pythons were “speciality bred” so I assume they are some sort of captive-bred morph.
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Plus theres absolutely no way the Australian government would allow wild caught Burm's from the everglades due to our biosecurity laws. especially with the parasites that have been found on/in them.

Speaking of our bio security laws, Fun Fact: The equestrian events in the Melbourne 1956 olympics were held in Stockholm, Sweden due to bio security risks.
 
Yoshistar888 said:
One nitpick I may point out is that in the last couple years Amesthine pythons were moved to the genus Simalia and theres a split between the Amesthine Python and the Australian Scrub Python the Scrub python is Simalia kinghorni and the Ametstyne python is Simalia amethistina

The other nitpick is that Morelia spitola bredli was elevated to full species status, but again that is if you accept the split.

Regardless if you accept the first split the Amethystne python has been moved to Simalia anyway.

Just pointing this out so other people don't get confused, I don't mind if people accept or don't accept the split.
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I had no idea scrub pythons were split into two different species! :eek::eek:
 
animal_expert01 said:
I had no idea scrub pythons were split into two different species! :eek::eek:
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They were actually split into 4 different species Amesthyne Python (PNG), Australian Scrub Python (North Australia), Yellow Python (or Mollucan Python)(Mollucas), Tamimbar Python (Tamimbar islands) were split in 2014, along with their reclassification into Simalia

Furthermore the Halmahera Python was split from the Amesthyne python in 2000.
 
A group of Green Tree Frogs are now on-show. This is particularly notable as this species is highly restricted in Tasmania and this facility is now working with Tasmanian Biosecurity to allow regular stowaway frogs that mainly come from Queensland in vegetable and banana boxes to have an opportunity to have a permanent home. Under special permit, these frogs are their first amphibians and are on-show now - reported on their FB page.
 
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