Low became interested in reptiles as a teenager, regularly visiting the Queensland Museum after school to study the lizard collections under the guidance of then-curator Jeanette Covacevich.
[2] Low worked part-time at the Queensland Museum as an interpretation officer before developing a career as an independent environmental consultant and writer.
He has written journal articles that caution about the weed threats posed by biofuel crops, agroforestry trees, and pasture plants.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours for "significant service to conservation, and environmental education and awareness".
[7] The New Nature: Winners and Losers in Wild Australia (2002) explains that some native species benefit from human impacts, sometimes going on to cause environmental problems.
Feral Future: The Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invaders (1999) surveyed the problems caused by invasive species.