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Snake Management on Private Properties in Melbourne, Australia

The occurrence of snakes on private properties concerns many residents. Translocation of snakes by licensed wildlife controllers from private properties to public land is a common management practice in Victoria, Australia. Licensed snake controllers and first contact organizations (mainly local governments) that receive calls from those wishing to have a snake removed were surveyed via phone interview or mail questionnaire to obtain insights into the management of snakes around Melbourne and in regional Victoria. Frequently, these organizations receive snake-related calls from the public, and then connect these people to snake controllers who attempt to capture and relocate the snakes. A large number of snakes are translocated each year. Controllers chose release sites based on permit stipulations, and a suite of subjectively applied criteria such as perceived suitability of habitat and distance (both near and far) from capture site/location of residents. Most controllers used multiple release sites, although some released all snakes at a single site. The authors suggest that the scale and scope of this practice has implications for snake populations at both “donor” and release sites, and, potentially, for humans near to release sites.