We discovered lethal new fungal diseases in wild Australian reptiles. It’s time to act fast
- Written by Shelly Butcher, PhD candidate in Wildlife Disease, The University of Queensland
When a coastal carpet python was brought into a wildlife hospital in South East Queensland in August 2024, vets were confronted with something they didn’t recognise. The python had damaged scales, crusted lesions across its body and a mysterious fungal infection that defied explanation.
When the results from skin tests came back, they...





