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(11/12/06 2:43 am)
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Fleur and Olivia
Fleur and Olivia
Fleur and Olivia are two beautiful Green Tree Snakes, so similar they could be twins. Sadly, their stories are similar too – both were victims of severe attacks by domestic cats. The Green Tree Snake is a harmless native species that can often be seen moving in trees or across the ground during the day. They mainly prey on small frogs and lizards and have no venom. Unfortunately they have no defences against attack by domestic cats, so poor Fleur and Olivia ended up with multitudes of infected puncture marks from the cats’ teeth. Thankfully, the owners of both cats were good enough to bring in the snakes for urgent treatment, and both are now recovering in our reptile ward. With luck they will be released back into the wild within the next week or so. Both cases demonstrate the terrible damage that domestic pets cause to our beautiful wildlife and environment. Cats are great pets, but keep them indoors; they have no place in our fragile native ecosystem!
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