An Australian man doing some post-holiday shopping found he had picked up an unexpected hitchhiker.
according to Yahoo Newsthe man was walking to his vehicle on December 27 after finishing shopping in Brisbane, Queensland, and saw an Eastern brown snake slithering under the hood of his car.
The snake species is “highly venomous,” according to Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast, a 24/7 snake removal service, which responded to the call about the eastern brown snake hiding in the car.
Because the owner of the vehicle saw the snake slithering under the hood, the man did not want to start the car and there was a risk of injuring the snake or making it worse. Instead, he contacted the experts at Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast so the business could send a handler to his car to catch and move the reptile.
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“This eastern brown snake (very venomous) was safely moved by our snake catcher Luke, after being spotted in a car in Murarrie! The snake had made its way here by “climb up from the lower side of the engine,” said the snake catcher. posted on Facebook about the event.
The December 27 post also featured two pictures of the snake. In both scenes, the yellow-brown reptiles peer outside from inside the car.
“It's not very common to find a snake in a car, but it does happen,” Willow Sorbello from Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast told Yahoo News.
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The expert believes that the reptile may have sought shelter inside the car as it was the closest place to hide and stay warm, but he said the snakes often “quickly move on” after resting in a vehicle.
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According to the Australian MuseumThe eastern brown snake is one of the most commonly encountered snakes in Australia because the species' natural range happens to include some of the most populated areas in the country. “
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