December 7, 200718 yr comment_199833 no there are no snakes in NZ (legally at least). Even zoos are not allowed to exhibit snakes. Report
December 7, 200718 yr comment_199873 if there were snakes legally in nz, i would have....10 i used to own two pythons in philippines. it was kept in a modified pig cage. male and female, never bred, but sold it to someone that bred it. i dont quite remember, as the snakes there are usually mislabelled, but it was more than 5 foot long ate whole adult chickens wiht ease it was wicked! Report
December 7, 200718 yr comment_199882 yes, they were live but after a few times we decided to feed them just dead food literealy just frozen chicken drumstick or frozen rats Report
December 7, 200718 yr Author comment_199883 you dont have to live in the us to own a snake,ive got 1 brisbane python and i love as a pet,feed it once a week and they are happy!!i cant beleave that they dont even have snakes at the zoo!! thats just poor man. well aussie is just 3 hours away from nz and they dont allow snake that are not EVEN venomous! i might have to send a snake to nz and see what happens lol but whats funny is that in nz they are allowed dragon lizards and when they bite they hert more than a snake bite , plus if the dragon lizards didnt have legs it would almost look like a snake!! Report
December 7, 200718 yr comment_199884 actually, bearded dragons with no legs look like retarded spiky creature fom the ocean my opinion:D yeah went to melbourne and these are what was for sale; bird eating spider (dinner plate size) $40 Bearded dragons, 30$ Blue tongues 20$ Scorpion 40$ jardinii 200 all sorts of fish but actually i ddint notice that much different fish there frogs, geckos, lizards to high heaven and back, snakes everywhere big ones for a few hundred around 400 to 800 baby pencil size snakes from 50$ wicked im moving there in a few years:d Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_199907 Whether a snake is venomous or not has nothing to do with why they are banned. It is to protect our native birds and animals. Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_199910 yeah true although i think our native animals are really really boring but some of them are really cool, like tuatara wetas, kiwis and stuff. but snakes are cool the thing is tha tmost snakes will die in nz winter anyways it stoo cold here Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_199936 yeah,we have enough aussie crap here already,bathurst burr,brush tailed opposums,wallabies.Put that with the pomme crap,rabbitts,gorse,blackberry.etc etc.We don`t want anymore environmental disasters like your cane toads?? Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_199964 I got bit by a Bull snake once in the US Hurt like hell, lucky they have no poison Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_200006 use your brain aus?? australia?? u can keep them over there... all over asia, europe, americas, etc... Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_200009 get over it... nz has some of the most amazing animals in the world, over seas in the few countrys that can get nz natives they are realy rear, in all you have to do is meet the requirments and you can have natives... any way bak on topic Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_200010 did u see that thing on the news can not remeber what country he lived in, he was 7 and had a python huge and it eats 10kg of duck adn chicken a week if i remeber right Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_200021 use your brain aus?? australia?? u can keep them over there... all over asia, europe, americas, etc... only aus snakes can be kept in aus...legally anyway.. Report
December 8, 200718 yr comment_200040 Awww I love snakes, would love a Reticulated Python.... so beautiful... I guess it is a good thing they are not allowed here in NZ... however, if I ever moved overseas a snake would definately be a must in our household... :lol: Came across this pic.... wonder how comfortable that guy is :lol: Report
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