The Sbake Catcher of Melbourne

The snake catcher of Melbourne has been keeping people in Victoria safe for decades. Raymond Hoser is the snake catcher! He's been catching and handling venomous snakes for over 50 years. He is now got an established reputation as the best snake handler in the business. However Raymond Hoser does not treat snakes or reptiles as a business. Instead he is a conservation icon who views snakes, reptiles and all other animals as a collaborative project that needs to be done for their own future survival. As author of the best-selling book, Endangered Animals of Australia, Raymond Hoser has created a whole generation of readers with a keen interest in wildlife and its conservation. But in his home town of Melbourne and Victoria, Raymond Hoser is best known as the Melbourne snake catcher. Snake removal and snake handler work has been what Raymond has done since being Australia's first ever government-licensed snake catcher.