Helping Municipalities prepare for encounter’s of the Reptile kind
The Ultimate Seminar for Expert Handling of Dangerous Reptiles: Comprehensive Staff Training for Safety and Skill
Reptilia’s Government Programs offer highly customizable, hands-on training for professionals who increasingly encounter dangerous reptiles and arachnids in their daily work. Our programs are tailored to meet the specific needs of each organization, ensuring that participants receive relevant and practical instruction suited to real-world scenarios they may face.
Depending on the organization’s needs, government programs can cover a range of essential topics, including:
- Identification and Classification of dangerous or illegal reptiles and arachnids, helping professionals recognize and assess potential threats.
- Safe Capture and Handling Techniques for dangerous species, providing confidence and skills to handle reptiles safely.
- Avoidance Strategies and Situational Awareness to minimize encounters with dangerous animals.
- Basic Husbandry Guidance for short-term holding, essential for organizations that may need to house these animals temporarily.
- Emergency Response Procedures for snakebites and stings, including first-aid steps and on-site response protocols.
- Local Resources and Contacts for emergency assistance, connecting participants with regional experts and support networks.
Our courses are flexible, with lengths ranging from a few hours to several days, depending on the desired depth of training and the goals set by the organization. Each program is taught by Reptilia’s highly experienced instructors, who bring a wealth of knowledge in handling, safety, and reptile biology.
Reptilia is proud to work with a wide range of organizations, including public safety departments, environmental agencies, law enforcement, and more. We look forward to collaborating with your team to provide specialized training that enhances safety and preparedness.
For more information and booking, please contact us:
Vaughan: [email protected] | 905-761-6223
Whitby: [email protected] | 905-493-9537
London: [email protected] | 226-721-8522
Available Programs & Training
When responding to calls in our community, officers may run into various exotic pets at the scene of a crime or fire. Some are legal to own and harmless, some may be illegal to own and very dangerous.
Reptilia’s program will help officers identify hazards, avoid them, deal with emergency situations such as venomous snakebite and who to contact for identification and removal assistance.
The private keeping of venomous snakes as pets is on the rise, with many confiscations and bites occurring throughout the GTA in recent years. As snakebite is a very complex and unique medical emergency, medical staff need to be familiar with specific procedures to improve the outcome for the patient.
Reptilia has taught York Region Paramedics and worked with local hospitals to help raise awareness of appropriate snakebite procedures.
Reptile pets are increasingly more common in our communities, which also means some members of the public will abandon or surrender their pets. Local animal services need to be familiar with and unique husbandry needs of commonly kept pet reptiles, as well as safe procedures for capture and handling in confiscation situations.
Reptilia has worked with animal service organizations such as the City of Vaughan, Toronto and Mississauga to offer training, advice, direct assistance and temporary housing in exotic animal situations.
To protect our public from animal hazards, wild spaces from invasive species, and the welfare of transported species, border services and other similar organizations stand guard and inspects shipments that may contain animals and animal products. This is a highly hazardous job, requiring significant skills in scene management, identification, handling and emergency response procedures.
Reptilia has provided training for organizations such as Environment Canada and British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service.
Our military often travels to areas with high numbers of venomous and poisonous native species. Reptilia has worked with the Canadian Department of National Defense on several occasions to teach our troops about dangerous species in their area of deployment, how to prevent encounters, and emergency procedures in the event of snakebite or scorpion sting.
Research may put students and technicians close to potentially dangerous animals in the lab or in the field. Reptilia offers a customized course to fit the needs of an individual project, which may focus of safety and identification in the field, husbandry and safety protocols for animals housed in the lab, and emergency procedures in event of a bite or sting.
