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MARK PELLEY
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77 Patyah Street
Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia 3089
Postal Address
P.O Box 499,
Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia 3089
About Mark Pelley 'The Snake Hunter'
About Me
Hi, I'm Mark Pelley - The Snake Hunter. First and foremost, I'm a proud Australian father of 4 young girls who are growing up way too fast. I'm mostly known as 'The Snake Hunter' whereby I rescue people from snake and snakes from people as a 24/7 snake catcher based in Melbourne, but there is much more to me as you'll see below.​
Mark with
The Snake Hunter children
Background
Born in Australia, I grew up as a 3rd cultured kid across Taiwan and several countries in Asia. There as a small child, I used to pick up snakes all the time and go looking for them. My mother was deathly afraid of snakes so told me not to touch them. As a small boy, I took this to mean: "Don't tell mum your handling snakes". I would often as a child also go to the Buddhist temple. The statement "you are who you hang around" is so true as even though they couldn't speak English, just by being in their presence I learned meditation techniques that I still practice until today.
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I mostly went to school in Australia and got married and became a father at 18. I worked 'normal jobs' for some time until becoming a single father in 2012. Since that date, I raised my 4 daughters as a single dad.
Mr & Mrs Snake Hunter Married 31 May 2025
The Snake Hunter
After I became a single father, I was desperate for money so went back to my old skills of being a snake catcher. I worked and continued to operate as a single dad. During the day, I would wake up, prepare my children, drop them to school, come back, drive to a snake call out with my baby. I would show up, be directed to the snake, hand them my baby and say: "Hold this". I would catch the snake and then walk off with money to feed my children, snake in one hand and baby in the other. I would do this all day and then pick up my children from school, feed and entertain them, tuck them into bed and then study all night to better myself. I did this until they were old enough to be 'mostly' independent (except for money). Now that my children had grown up, I was ready to get married again and did in 2025 to the beautiful Mrs Snake Hunter.
The Snake Hunter's Qualifications
I actually have a range of different qualifications that relate to my working life before being a snake catcher and those I studied since to better my life for myself and my family. I'm always studying so there's quite a few below:
Education
1998 - 1999
Certificate III I.T
Kangan Batman TAFE
2003 - 2005
Bachelor of Nursing
Victoria University
2006 - 2011
Bachelor of Psychology & Management
Deakin University
2010
Cert IV Government Investigations
ICETS
2010
Cert II Security Operations
Kangan institute
2011
Cert III Investigative Services
ASSI
2013 - 2014
Masters of Nursing
The University of Queensland
2014 - 2015
Grad Cert Migration Law
The Australian National University
2017
Cert III & IV Fitness
MSAC Institute
2021
Cert III Dog Behaviour & Training
NDTF - Precise Training
2022
Diploma of Building & Construction
2022
Understanding Vaccines &the National Immunisation Program
Health Services Education Australia
2023- 2024
Certificate III Carpentry
Holmesglen TAFE
2024 - 2025
Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety
Swinburne University
Programming, computer hardward and software, basic IT problem troubleshooting and more.
General Registered Nursing skills and specialising in mental health nursing.
Double Major in Psychology and Management focusing on leadership, Management principles and business as well as a strong foundation in psychology.
Training to be an investigator for state/federal government including evidence, witness statements and interviews, investigation process.
Security Training, Crowd Control, Security requirements and body guard.
Necessary qualifications to be a private investigator
Masters Degree in Mental Health Nursing specializing in mental health nursing and leadership skills.
Specialist qualifications in migration law
Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer qualifications
Dog behaviour and training specialised education.
Building and Construction
Nurse Vaccination Training
Carpentry Training
Specialist training in OHS
Work Experience
My background is quite extensive and varied outside of snake catching. A brief summary is below.
2005 - 2007
2007 - 2009
2010 (10 months)
2011 - 2014
2012 - Current
2014 - Current
Oct 2017 - Current
2024 - Current
Registered Mental health nurse working across different hospitals.
Department of Health - Drugs & Poisons Officer
Educating and investigating health professionals around prescribing and treating dependency. Also audits and inspections of workplaces using scheduled poisons.
Australian Federal Police
Registered Mental Health Nurse - Different roles including Triage
Owner/Operator of 'The Snake Hunter': Snake Catcher, Reptile Shows, Property Inspections for OHS
Owner/Operator of 'Visas To Australia': Registered Migration Agent MARN 1568830
Owner/Operator of 'Canine Snake Avoidance': Registered Migration Agent MARN 1568830
Owner/Operator of 'Mark Pelley & Associates': Registered Mental Health Nurse for private WorkSafe Consultations.
International
Snake Catcher
International Snake Catcher
Mark Pelley has travelled to several countries and learned from local snake catchers how to handle venomous snakes. These include Indonesia, Taiwan, Pakistan and Vietnam. To learn more, go to our page INTERNATIONAL SNAKE CATCHER.
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Mark has also featured internationally with stories about snakes.