On Line Petition Presented to Cyprus Minister

Snake George has presented the Petition to the Cyprus Government . With over 1,400 signatures from supporters in Cyprus, Europe and Worldwide it should be listened to and action urgently taken to safeguard The Cyprus Grass Snake in its broken habitats on the island. Please read the Article in the Cyprus Mail below plus Comments. http://www.cypruspetitions.com/petition_details.php?petition_id=25

Snake George’s Plans for 2011

The Cyprus Reptile Society Dear Friends and Members After searching for 3 years for land to build a new Reptile Park, and also a Breeding Centre for the Cyprus Grass Snake, unfortunately we have had no success, and no help from the Cyprus Government. For that reason I will be leaving Cyprus in mid January [...]

Good News and Some Not So Good News

Snake George has emailed ”Cyprus Reptiles” to say that Nick Symons (Director of the ESC in Cyprus) had telephoned him to inform him that the Captive Breeding Project under the EU LIFE Project, which includes the Cyprus Grass Snake, has been awarded by the Cyprus Government to a University located in Greece. George says ”To be honest the decision from the [...]

Further Endangerment of the Cyprus Grass Snake at Paralimni Lakes

 Report by Hans-Jorg Wiedl, aka Snake George, on Paralimni Lakes, Cyprus – October – November 2011 (The content was provided by Snake George and organised for presentation by Linda Crossley and John Mason) Summary Possible Endangerment of the Cyprus Grass Snake (Natrix natrix cypriaca) during clean up at Paralimni by Cyprus Government. Background In 1995, I [...]

New Petition to Help Save The Cyprus Grass Snake from Extinction

George has now launched a general online petition which calls for action by both the EU and The Cyprus Government. “We the undersigned request the EU and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to take immediate action to conserve the Cyprus Grass Snake at locations in Xyliatos and Paralimni Lake and to take the [...]

EU asked to take action now to save the Cyprus Grass Snake

A big thank you to the 20 people who have become Members of Cyprus Reptiles over the past few days and who have submitted letters online to the EU Parliament. What we do need is many more people to help me with this campaign which is about saving the harmless Cyprus Grass Snake from extinction and through [...]

Coming Soon – A Cyprus Snake Repellent

 By John Mason   As some readers of this web site will know already many, many people in Cyprus are frightened of snakes and, despite education, this will probably remain so for several generations.   The worst part is that all snakes suffer from indiscriminate killing, even the harmless ones !!   This is placing all [...]

Snake George says conservation plan too little, too late

A LOCAL reptiles expert yesterday hit out at government plans to save the Cyprus grass snake, saying the rescue plan should have been launched years ago. On Monday, the Game Fund announced it was to bring over a US expert to draw up a plan for saving the fast disappearing species, called a water-snake in [...]

Welcome

Welcome to the “Cyprus Reptiles” web site. Snake George (Hans-Jorg Wiedl) re-discovered the Cyprus Grass Snake after it had been thought extinct for nearly 40 years. Secondly he proved that the most venomous snake on Cyprus, the Blunt Nose Viper lays eggs, other than bearing live young as it had been thought and apparently proven. George has [...]

Snake George Reptile Centre Closed in 2009

SNAKE George has closed the doors of his Paphos reptile park for the last time in January 2009. Since then he has been trying to find an alternative site. Update: 8 February 2010 According to a web cast on Youtube last week by Paphos News Broadcaster, LINTV, George is exploring a good possibility in Tsada [...]

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