Katelyn & Co Snake Catching & Wildlife Resecue

Happy Tuesday everyone

When are people going to learn?

When is DETSI going to start educating and creating awareness around snakes?

When is DETSI going to let the public know about the rules associated with handling, interfering and killing snakes?

Its pretty simple:
- do not pick up or interfere with snakes (without permits)
- do not kill snakes
- if you need a snake relocated call a professional snake catcher, and make sure they are a reputable business and not some dude from a community board.

Common sense please everyone. Make good choices. Picking up snakes is NOT A GOOD CHOICE!

This is an Eastern Brown snake, the second most venomous snake in the world.

Awesome big red bell black snake this snake could be up around 8 years old the life this snake has had wouldn't be easy finding food shelter trying to stay away from predators and people and thanks to Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 she or he gets to fight another day so let's say a big thank you to the awesome team

That’s one beautifully healthy Red-Bellied Black Snake! 😍

Summer caught this snake outside the front door of a home in Mount Samson! The snake waited patiently for Summer to arrive and actually made its way straight into the bag on its own!

With the Wether warming up in the next couple days there will be snakes moving around please look before you step and where appropriate footwear and long pants snake seen on job site

Every year, snakebite is an often-overlooked crisis affecting millions of people around the world. It’s not only about deaths — many survivors live with long-term injuries that deeply affect their lives. Awareness saves lives. Share this message.

Key Statistics
• Globally, an estimated 1.2 to 5.5 million people are envenomed by snakebites each year. 
• Deaths: over 125,000 fatalities annually are attributed to snakebite envenoming. 
• Regions most affected are South & Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. 

⚠️ Long-Term Injuries

Surviving a snakebite doesn’t always mean full recovery. Many victims face lasting physical, psychological, and socio-economic challenges. Some of the most common long-term effects include:
• Physical disability: including amputations, paralysis, restricted mobility of affected limbs. 
• Tissue damage & scarring: necrosis (dead tissue), chronic wounds, and loss of function in the bitten area. 
• Kidney damage and organ dysfunction: in severe cases, venom impacts internal organs, possibly leading to chronic kidney disease. 
• Neurotoxicity: nerve damage, loss of sensation, motor deficits. 
• Psychological effects: trauma, anxiety, depression, especially where disfigurement or disability results. 
• Socio-economic impact: loss of income, costly medical care, ongoing rehabilitation over months or years. 

What We Can Do
• Educate communities in high-risk areas about how to avoid snakebite and what to do immediately after one occurs.
• Improve access to effective antivenom and timely medical care.
• Support rehabilitation services (physical and psychological) for survivors.
• Advocate for more research and data on snakebite, especially on long-term outcomes.

Every share brings us closer to reducing deaths and disability. 🙏
Originally Posted by Sean McCarthy from snake handler please feel free to share

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The heat today has taken its toll on the wildlife and there’s two more days of it ahead. This dehydrated Sulphur fell quite a distance from the trees onto a roof tonight. Best way to help them get through the heat is shallow trays of water left in the shade, sprinklers on under trees to cool the air and to enable them to lick the water running down the trunk and branches.
Thankyou.
Edit.
Sadly this young fella injured his spine from the fall and was paralyzed.

Please everyone be aware that there is a potential that wildlife will be moving around tonight especially snakes as the temperature has dropped so animals will be looking for water and food if you need to go outside please look before you step and use a flashlight hope everyone keeped safe today we are still on the road attending to snake calls if you need us we are available 24/7

In the wet season, many swimming holes close due to the increased risk of the presence of Saltwater Crocodiles.
pulled this 4.9 metre croc from Wangi Creek, a couple of kilometres from the main Falls in Litchfield National Park on Monday.
Please don’t risk your life, legends. It’s just not worth it.
If you ignore the signs and fk around, a big fella like this will make damn sure you find out.
It definitely sucks he’s been removed from the wild, he didn’t know any better.. I hope he’s taken to someone who will respect him and give him a decent little billabong to live out his days. He’s a big boy and has more than earned the right to life at his size.
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STAY CROCWISE

One of our male St George mulga snake having a starch