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  1. 30th September 2010, 02:15 PM #1
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    Bottled Snakes wanted

    Hi Folks,

    Does anyone know were to get a perserved brown snake, you know in bottle type thingy.

    Freind owns a first aid business and they are after it for display educational purposes.....they have other types but no brown

    bit odd I know....but any leads would be good.


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    paul
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  2. 30th September 2010, 06:13 PM #2
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    I think I would find it a bit tricky getting them in the bottle. Wiggley Little suckers
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  3. 30th September 2010, 06:29 PM #3
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    dont know if its any good to you but the nullabor roadhouse has lots of things in bottles.
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  4. 30th September 2010, 07:51 PM #4
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    How soon do you want it? I could probably have a few by the end of summer.

    It would probably have its skull smashed though.

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  5. 30th September 2010, 07:56 PM #5
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    we had one at work earlier this week,but dont know about a bottle tho,mite need something more along the lines of one of those water fountain jug thingy's,twas a tad over SIX FOOT long and very thick, needless to say no-one was game enough to get near it
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  6. 30th September 2010, 08:25 PM #6
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    Funny I thought this was going to be a thread about some goods which make big claims!
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  7. 30th September 2010, 09:40 PM #7
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    Send me a PM - I know some herpetologists.

    Snakes are protected - though some people seem to forget that.
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  8. 30th September 2010, 09:42 PM #8
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    cheers for replies fella's....even a complete dead may do, won't know until next week though....friend of mine teachs to overseas tourist mobs and visits, has quiet a few of the main species.Seems having a bottled specimen seems to create a greater impact.

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  9. 30th September 2010, 10:24 PM #9
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    What do you put them in the bottle with? Do you do any thing to them first or just drown them in vodka sort of thing.

    Its so green around here that i haven’t actually seen any so far this year, not even a blue tongue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 85 county View Post
    What do you put them in the bottle with? Do you do any thing to them first or just drown them in vodka sort of thing.

    Its so green around here that i haven’t actually seen any so far this year, not even a blue tongue.
    Formalin is the classic preservative. Formalin is also known as formaldehyde and methanal. It is bit nasty with significant health hazards. The easiest thing to use is alcohol and metho is a passable and cheap option. Over proof vodka would proabaly be better. For a large snake, a couple of changes would be worthwhile as the water is replaced in the tissues. An incision in the gut can be very helpful as this is the area most likely to decompose first. Preservation of tissues in liquids usually leads to discolouration and/or the tissues becoming 'brittle'. All sorts of things are added to the solutions to address these issues.

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