How common are corn snakes in Australia?

In order to be eligible for import into Australia, animal species must be listed on the Commonwealth Government's Live Import List under the EPBC Act. However, the corn snake is not included in the Live Import List making importation of the species into Australia illegal. read more

Until this question, I had never heard of a corn snake. A quick Google shows that it’s a dangerous exotic snake: Eastern corn snake for example. It’s not dangerous to humans-we have plenty of them already-but it has the potential to be destructive to the environment. As a result, they’re prohibited. read more

Aussie Pythons forum - Here is a link to an article discussing the dangers of “invasive” corn snakes in Australia. What follows is a fascinating discussion with some very interesting parallels and contrasts to the US perspectives on government regulations. read more

The person I know owns no reptile licence of any kind. read more