Contrary to popular belief, snakes are generally not aggressive towards humans, and are not out to get you! “Snakes are first cowards, then bluffers, and last of all warriors” Pope, C.H. (American Herpetologist and Author) Snakes see humans as large predators, not prey! They will choose the nearest exit and try to flee, though sometimes… [more]

E-collars for dogs use Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) technology, which is similar to what is used in TENS machines for humans. Both use electrical impulses to stimulate muscles, but TENS machines are used to treat pain, while e-collars are used for training dogs. How they work: • TENS machines: Use electrical impulses to treat… [more]

  Baby snake season is here! Some species like Tiger Snakes, Death Adders and the Bardick (a venomous snake that not many have heard of, pictured) give birth to live young whilst our more famous species like the Dugite and King Brown are egg layers. Regardless of how they reproduce their offspring they are appearing… [more]

Our coldest and wettest month has just ended. Yippee!! More sunshine than rain now – at least this week! Our snake avoidance training season has started. Soon enough venomous snakes re-activate and pose a potentially dangerous threat to any pet dog curious enough to get too close. So book in now, for dates and locations… [more]

Snakes are much less active in winter – but anytime is a good time for Snake Avoidance Training for dogs. The sooner a dog learns about avoiding snakes the better, so young pups now is your time! Another benefit of attending our training sessions in the wet chilly winter months is that Animal Ark have… [more]

Despite popular belief, snakes do not hibernate! Snakes and many other species actually torpor; a semi hibernation state where the snake wakes to eat, drink or bask in some sunshine. Snakes are commonly referred to as cold blooded animals but the correct term is ectothermic;  this means these animals must rely mostly on external energy… [more]

Humans and canines have a very different take on the environment they are in. We visualize the world whereas dogs smell it. I see a bowl of stew for example – I can see the ingredients and smell some too. But for a dog it’s quite different. The dog can see with the eyes a brownish… [more]

Snakes like: messy yards, mice and rats, bush blocks, acreage, mice and rats, farms and agricultural areas, long grass, chooks, aviaries, water, frogs, mice and rats. Sheets of tin, junk (mice and rats) and cover to hide and live in. Don’t forget mice and rats! Snakes don’t like: kookaburras, monitors (bungarras), tidy yards, clean smells,… [more]

In Australia snakes can be found in almost any environment from the CBD to surrounding suburbs and from the beach to the bush. We have 188 species nationally and 100 in WA alone. Around Perth 21 species can be found. In Australia around a dozen snake types are considered dangerously venomous to both pets and… [more]

We are not vets. However we work with and have trained several vets’ dogs and many of their customers’ dogs. It amazes me the devotion that many vets and vet nurses have to their work – some being available 24/7 especially for time critical emergencies like snakebite where snake antivenom may be required. Antivenom is… [more]