	{"id":117997,"date":"2025-10-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/?p=117997"},"modified":"2025-10-23T12:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:12:43","slug":"new-space-for-snakes-and-lizards-as-sanctuary-unveils-reptile-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/new-space-for-snakes-and-lizards-as-sanctuary-unveils-reptile-house\/","title":{"rendered":"New space for snakes and lizards as sanctuary unveils Reptile House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BYRON Bay Wildlife Sanctuary has unveiled its new Reptile House at Knockrow, featuring 28 bioactive enclosures which will enhance and see a range of new reptiles, amphibians, and insects at the facility.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors will now be able to get up close with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/cockatoo-sculpture-becomes-a-new-tourist-attraction-at-wildlife-sanctuary\/\">native reptiles as well as rare non-native species<\/a> not typically found on the Northern Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been here for eight years, and this is the best thing that&#8217;s happened with these animals in that time,&#8221; sanctuary operations manager Rachael Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our motto here to protect, respect and enjoy our wildlife. This is a great way we can educate and help spread that message.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got a few different types of python species, including some new ones that have come down from Queensland.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117999\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117999\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1352_53896.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1352_53896.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1352_53896-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1352_53896-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1352_53896-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1352_53896-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snake handler Brock Gordon with one of the pythons at the new Reptile House, which has been built at the Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at Knockrow. Photo: DAVID COPE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got some venomous snakes on the way, and it will be great to be able to showcase them over the summer holidays.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are frogs and insects and a full array of species down the back, too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Reptile House also has a<a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/new-nature-playground-for-byron-bay-wildlife-sanctuary\/\"> 5m red-bellied black snake<\/a> sculpture crafted by the Natureworks Sculpture Artists.<\/p>\n<p>It complements a giant cockatoo sculpture that was recently added at the entrance of the sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>The new facility has been upgraded from an old reptile shed, which was used by handlers.<\/p>\n<p>Dane Murrell from Rolling Stone Projects oversaw the build and said it all came together once the final enclosures arrived a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_118000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-118000\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-118000\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1335_55910.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1335_55910.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1335_55910-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1335_55910-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1335_55910-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/8Q2A1335_55910-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-118000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the snakes in its bioactive enclosure in the new Reptile House. Photo: DAVID COPE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a big job; every enclosure needed an access panel for the keepers to get in there and be able to adjust lighting and heating,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was a whole other level of work. 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