Lucas' Reptile Rescue

24/09/2026

Release of this Brookfield local Keelback (Tropidonophis mairii) yesterday. This little guy is very important as he has donated a tissue sample for a study into the genetic change in these animals as a result of toad toxin resistance being conducted by the QLD museum.

15/09/2026

This not so little Lace Monitor (Varanus Varius) was relocated from an Upper Brookfield Duck Coop after staying in there for 2 days. This was a bit odd so off to the RSPCA Wildlife hospital for a check up.

She was cleared for release a day later and she was released back on the property she was found with a belly full of duck eggs and… a belly full of her own eggs 😱

Yes that right! She was gravid and will likely lay her clutch in the next couple of weeks.

Female Lace Monitors lay there eggs in active termite nests either on the ground or in treehollows between 22-36 days after a successful mating with her suitor. The termites then recover the eggs by rebuilding what mum digs up and there the eggs will stay for typically around 6–9 months but incubation periods are strongly dependant on temperature.

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08/09/2026

When your friend sends you a message saying they have a huge snake in their fence and you tell them to send you a pic to see how big it really is 🤪

This very healthy looking Coastal Carpet Python (Morelia Spilota variegata) was just cruising along a friend of the pages fence at Belmont before disappearing into the neighbours garden.

30/08/2026

Save the date and book ahead to see Heino and Chilli and all their beautiful and amazing scaley kids. Reptile Awareness Displays of Australia - RADOA

Venomous snakes display

17/08/2026

🐍 SNAKE SEASON IS HERE… EARLY!🐍

Well this year we had a very mild winter and didn’t get too cold for our scaly friends, so as the weather warms up again, our scaly neighbours have decided to start with their spring shenanigans a little early!

Snakes are coming out of what was a very breif brumation and getting more active looking for food and mates — which means more sightings around our homes, yards, and roads.

Found a snake and not sure what to do?

Don’t know what it is or if it’s venomous?

Here’s what to do.

STEP 1: DON’T PANIC 🫨

STEP 2: DON’T TOUCH IT! Never try to handle it yourself!

Take a clear photo 📸 from a safe distance and send it to me. It’s free and we can determine together whether it needs to be relocated.

STEP 3: Give me a call on 0452 210 184 and I can come and relocate the snake 🐍 to a more suitable location for you quickly and safely.

✅ Local, experienced snake catcher
✅ Safe, humane capture & ecologically responsible relocation
✅ Fast response times
✅ No snake too big or too small, no job too difficult.

FYI - did you know that 80% of snake bites occur as a result of people trying to interact incorrectly or harm the snake. It is always better a call to me than a risk a potentially serious bite.

Save this post or share it with neighbors — you never know who might need it this season!

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📍 Servicing Anstead, Moggill, Belbowrie, Pullenvale, Pinjarra Hills, Karana Downs, Chuwar, Mt Crosby, Kenmore, Indooroopilly, St Lucia, Taringa, Sherwood, Corinda - Basically the City to Ipswich.

15/08/2026

HAPPY BELATED WORLD LIZARD 🦎 DAY!!! (It was yesterday 14/08)

We have so many cool lizards in Australia and we should love them all from tiny rainbow skinks to the Perentie.

But here’s the usual suspects here at Lucas Reptile Rescue.

Babette - Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

Nibbles - Spiny-tailed Monitor or Ackie monitor (Varanus acanthurus)

Opal - Northern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)

Matrix - Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus ciliaris)

Neo - Western Shield Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus wellingtonae)

… and last but not least

Hermes & Kalypso - Boyd’s Forrest Dragon’s (Lophosaurus boydii)

15/08/2026

While we hear heaps about the current bird flu outbreak, this is fast becoming a major concern and us silently killing our beloved native snakes and lizards.

This 2 fungal infections are soil-based pathogens whose spores can remain inactive in the soil indefinitely until it finds a suitable host. It is currently prevalent in our Eastern Brown Snakes but has been recorded in other terrestrial species like Keelbacks and whipsnakes and even in our arboreal pythons.

At present there is no effective treatment for the infected snakes and is a death sentence. There is also very little research 🔬 on the horizon that can help us come up with an effective treatment.

If you find a sick or injured snake call me! 0452210184.

Queensland wildlife experts say a fungal disease could be a "death sentence" for already threatened native reptile populations.

08/08/2026

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