by Janne Torkkola | Sep 12, 2018 | Brisbane Snake, News
The first day of spring gave us a beautiful big eastern brown snake, our second for the season. This lovely creature had been seen popping in and out of a hide in the rock retaining wall for a week or so prior to this catch, and we had been visiting the... 
by Janne Torkkola | Aug 18, 2016 | Brisbane Snake, News
A Brief History of Australian Snakes – Part 2. The Rise of True Serpents Part 1. Ancient History can be found here. Imagine yourself walking through an open European woodland on a summer’s evening. It’s been a warm day, the sun is setting, and its at... 
by Janne Torkkola | Aug 18, 2016 | Brisbane Snake, News
A Brief History of Australian Snakes – Part 1. Ancient History “Science is not, despite how it is often portrayed, about absolute truths. It is about developing and understanding of the world, making predictions, and then testing these predictions.”... 
by Janne Torkkola | Aug 18, 2016 | Brisbane Snake, News, Snakes
Brown Snake Blues Despite their fearsome reputation, there are a lot of us folk in the reptile and wildlife fields who find the group of animals known as Brown Snakes (Genus Pseudonaja) to be an enigmatic, fascinating and, dare I say, beautiful bunch of animals.... 
by Janne Torkkola | Aug 18, 2016 | Brisbane Snake, News, Snakes
Snakes on the Brain: Essays on Snakes, Science, and Society. Essay 1. The Brown Snake, The Taipan, and The Paradox. Snakes on the Brain: Essays on Snakes, Science, and Society # 1 I often wonder what exactly about snakes makes them such polarizing figures throughout... 
by Janne Torkkola | Aug 18, 2016 | Brisbane Snake, News, Snakes
Baby brown in the coal testing lab! An interesting call out last week! A coal quality testing facility in south Brisbane has had several close encounters with often large brown snakes, possibly to do with the poultry production yards nearby leading to high rat... 
