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Black Hastings market
Apparently the fine of $220,000 and up to 2 years in jail is not enough to detour people from traveling to Hastings and attempting to smuggle the native snakes out for sale on the black market. Port Macquarie was known for its Stephens Banded Snakes and Intergrade Pythons. Apparently the Intergrade Pythons from that area have a distinct sought after coloration that is hard to reproduce in captivity.
One 50yo man was recently caught after being bitten by one of the Banded snakes and seeking emergency treatment but according to National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger Andrew Marshall the man was not charged because he did not admit to his intentions to collect and sell the snake on the black market.
Tatts our lizard lady
MELBOURNE beauty Abbey Lee Kershaw might be one of the most popular models in the world, but she is far from conventional.
Kershaw, who is the face of Gucci’s Flora perfume campaign and has walked the catwalk for the top designers in New York, Milan and Paris, has spoken of her unusual pets and love of tattoos and body piercings.
While most leading models have tiny pooches as their easy-to-carry pets, Kershaw’s choice of companion is a lizard.
She has told Times Online that she has a pet lizard called Annie Hall that she takes with her to the pub.
“They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I’m always travelling, so it’s perfect,” Kershaw said.
“If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation.”
She also told of her piercings and tattoos.
The high-fashion favourite has tattoos on the palm of her hand, a peace sign on her little finger, two on the side of her stomach and one on the inside of her lip.
She has piercings in her nose, ears, belly and a nipple.