West Brisbane’s snake hotspots of 2020 revealed

A reptile relocator has warned pet owners in this ‘hectic’ region as they report bigger snakes and an increase in callouts.

Steven Brown from Brisbane North Snake Catchers and Relocation said his top three suburbs were Samford, Highvale and The Gap.

He said this year was “hectic’’, particularly around Samford and Highvale where a number of pet dogs had been bitten.

“Luckily most of them survived. It can take up to 12 hours for symptoms to show in a dog.

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We had one at Highvale where the owner found it about 11pm, collapsed and with blood coming from its mouth and nose,’’ he said.

“It was probably bitten that morning.’’

A carpet snake Steven Brown relocated at Ferny Grove.

An eastern brown Steven Brown was called out to remove from a Samford house on October 16.

The eastern brown found at the Samford home.

This carpet snake obviously likes some music while taking a shower. It was found at Bracken Ridge in a downstairs bathroom.

Mr Brown said he had been called out to a lot of eastern brown sightings this season.

“They’ve been some of the biggest I’ve seen. I don’t know why that is, but possibly it was the unusually warm winter meaning more food for them.’’ he said.

“There were fewer call-outs last year because of the drought.’’

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Samford

Highvale

The Gap

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