SNAKE CATCHING COURSES - VENOMOUS SNAKES
As the owner of "Snakebusters" and one of the world's leading herpetologists (professional reptile botherer), Raymond Hoser is in constant demand to lecture to people about snake handling and the like.
Removal of dangerously venomous snakes from people's homes is a job best left to those "mad" enough to take the risks.
Yes, even the "best" snake handlers get bitten sometimes.
Venmous snake removal is not well paid considering the time and legal requirements involved and the other variables such as the erratic and seasonal movements of snakes and so on.
To get vaguely regular work, you must be prepared to drop everything and go get a snake on a 24 hour basis and the "snake calls" come in at times like when you are sleeping, having sex, on the beach or in the toilet having a dump.
Notwithstanding these factors there is demand for venomous snake handling courses and for these Raymond Hoser provides the best advice and "hands-on" training possible, including with live specimens of the relevant species (including devenomized and other snakes "still venomous" as in not devenomized). See below for further information.
WHAT TO EXPECT
At the end of a course lasting a full day (usually) or two half days (or double this for the "extended course"), you will have acquired a working knowledge of handling venomous snakes in the wild state and in theory be able to tackle and capture any Australian species with relative ease and confidence. Notwithstanding this, besides the snake-related factors, there are also common sense ones and risks that even Raymond Hoser cannot completely eliminate.Hence, before commencement of a venomous snake handling/capture course the participants must sign a waiver of claim in the event that they get bitten and there cannot be a watertight guarantee that if you handle snakes you won't get bitten.
The only way to do that is to avoid snakes!
The course costs $300 (2006-8 price)(per person for the standard course with limited number of participants). Group courses for several people at once, companies and so on are done and the rates are determined by factors such as number of people, location and what needs to be taught. Raymond Hoser travels interstate and overseas to do snake catching courses for corporate clients and groups of individuals. Due to the fact that the Snakebusters/Hoser courses are so superior to anything else on offer (see links below), demand from outside Victoria for venomous reptiles handling courses is strong.
At the conclusion of the course a statement of completion (certificate) is given to those who have attended. Raymond Hoser's snake catching courses are the only ones in Australia where the particpants get to handle all the better-known deadly snakes including Taipan, Brown, Tiger, Copperhead, Death Adder, Black and without risk.
See warning on other courses below.
For Victorian-based individuals, groups, interstate people, etc, interested participants are asked to read the appropriate link below in terms of enrolling for a course, dates and the like and further specific information.
Phone (Australia) 0412 777 211 for details or to make further inquiries.
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All species of Australian reptile and frog.
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Scientific Paper - Melbourne's Snakes - pdf file.
Litteratura Serpentium, 10(2), pp. 82-92 and 10(3), 122-145. (4.1 mb)
(not for the squeamish)
(including snake and related images for download and free reproduction, including as high resolution jpegs).
E-Mail inquiries to Raymond
Hoser adder@smuggled.com