Snake Relocation & Handling Training
Snake Relocation & Handling Training
In conjunction with SSSAFE, Black Snake Productions delivers a professional two-day Snake Relocation & Handling Course for workplaces and organisations whose staff have a genuine requirement to safely capture and relocate snakes.
Training can be delivered onsite at your workplace anywhere in Australia or at Black Snake Productions’ private wildlife facility in Warburton, Victoria.
The course is highly practical, with participants gaining hands-on experience with live snakes, including venomous species, under the supervision of experienced professional trainers.
Training Covers
- Snake behaviour and identification
- Safe capture and handling techniques
- Use of snake hooks, bags, tubes and relocation equipment
- Venomous snake handling and containment
- Temporary housing, transport and release
- Workplace risk assessment and hazard management
- Animal welfare and relevant legislation
- Working safely around staff, machinery and the public
- Snakebite prevention, first aid and emergency procedures
- Practical relocation scenarios and assessment
Onsite training can be tailored to your workplace and the environments where your staff are most likely to encounter snakes, making the training directly relevant to their day-to-day operations.
Who Is It For?
Suitable for councils, ranger teams, ecologists, Fauna Spotter Catchers, Traditional Owner ranger groups, water authorities, construction and infrastructure teams, mining, rail, forestry, utilities, conservation staff and other professional organisations.
This course is available only to workplaces and participants with a legitimate occupational requirement to capture and relocate snakes.
2-Day Snake Relocation & Handling Course
Available onsite Australia-wide or in Warburton, Victoria
Delivered by Black Snake Productions in conjunction with SSSAFE
Practical training with live venomous snakes
Fauna Spotter Catcher Training
Three-Day Practical Training Program
In conjunction with SSSAFE, Black Snake Productions delivers an intensive three-day Fauna Spotter Catcher training program from our private wildlife facility in Warburton, Victoria.
Designed for ecologists, environmental consultants, Fauna Spotter Catchers, land managers and students entering the industry, the course develops practical skills for safely locating, capturing, handling, managing and releasing Australian wildlife encountered during vegetation clearing, construction and environmental works.
A major focus of the program is hands-on training with live animals, giving participants the opportunity to develop practical handling skills, confidence and sound decision-making under the guidance of experienced wildlife professionals.
Training Covers
Safe capture and handling of Australian wildlife
Reptile, mammal and bird handling techniques
Venomous snake awareness and handling
Short-term wildlife husbandry and temporary care
Wildlife first aid and assessment
Safe containment and transport
Animal welfare, ethics and relevant legislation
Pre-clearance fauna survey techniques
Identifying habitat, refuges and shelter sites
Working safely around vegetation removal and machinery
Wildlife relocation and release
Fauna data collection and reporting
Animal behaviour and defensive responses
Communication and teamwork
Snakebite first aid and emergency procedures
Practical, Real-World Training
Working as a Fauna Spotter Catcher requires more than theoretical knowledge. Wildlife may be frightened, defensive, injured or difficult to access, often while working around machinery, contractors and active worksites.
Training at our Warburton wildlife facility gives participants access to a diverse range of live Australian wildlife and realistic practical scenarios, helping them develop the confidence and judgement required in the field.
Who Is It For?
Suitable for:
- Fauna Spotter Catchers
- Ecologists and environmental consultants
- Environmental officers
- Land management and conservation staff
- Construction and infrastructure environmental personnel
- Mining and resource sector staff
- Wildlife professionals
- Environmental science and ecology students
Fauna Spotter Catcher Training
3-Day Intensive Program
Warburton, Victoria
Delivered by Black Snake Productions in conjunction with SSSAFE
Hands-on training with live Australian wildlife
