Coming from New Zealand in 2000, with a background in zoology, farming and flying helicopters. She volunteered at Venom Supplies, working first with venomous snakes, later pythons, and monitor lizards. She lectured at University of South Australia in environmental management, and wrote enviro education curriculum material. She runs courses in venomous snake safety and reptile husbandry. With a sharp eye for animal health and behavior, and a fondness for research, she ensures all the animals are happy and healthy. Occasionally she manages to find Roxy in a cuddly mood.

With Max's background as an Environmental Scientist, it wasn't much of a leap to develop a passion for the scaly critters. His special interests are the Arafura File Snakes and Mangrove Monitors. He enjoys training at mine sites, and seeing little monitors hatching. Also a dab hand at the microscope, and the technical side of fine tuning environmental conditions for each enclosure.

John emigrated to Australia from the U.S. in 2005, bringing with him 30 years experience in breeding various North American colubrids, chiefly kingsnake and ratsnake species, and also experience with breeding pythons and vipers. He has also observed and photographed many of the North American Crotalid species in their natural habitat, mainly in Ohio, Texas and Arizona. He has had a strong interest in nature since a very early age. Macro photography is a passion! We are fortunate to have John assisting with the venomous snake husbandry during the busy season.

Stefanie does a wonderful job rearing the bearded dragons, helping with the snake housekeeping and feeding, and generally always having a smile and some great ideas. She came to us as a volunteer, and discovered a love of reptiles.

Brooke helps with the 1000 or so rodents that daily need food and water, moving and cleaning animals and taking awesome photos. In fact, photography is his passion, and he does stock photography for National Geographic, shoots weddings and bits of press photography. He is responsible for most of the animal photos on this website.

Snake and monitor rooms allow control of temperature and lighting. Floor hides are in 'indoor' part of the small monitor and dragon pens, which link to large outdoor runs. These enable all small monitors and dragons to bask in natural sunlight, and yet have the benefit of indoor hides, basking lamps and heat mats when needed. We have just got our first indoor outdoor snake enclosure set up, and it is great seeing the pythons bask, and then come in when it cools off.