A child has found a snake under the family's Christmas tree in Hervey Bay on the Queensland coast. Australia. The incident occurred on the afternoon of last Friday 8th. The reptile found was the second most venomous snake in the world, the Eastern brown snake.
“The child immediately alerted the mother, although she wasn't sure if the child was playing, but she still took it seriously and checked on it,” said snake catcher Drew Godfrey of the Snake catchers in Hervey Bay, to Newsweek magazine. “When she noticed the snake, she called us immediately.”
The brown snake is found throughout eastern and southern Australia
Godfrey also explained that the tree became the “safest” place for the snake in the house because it could hide there from the “large animals” that roamed there, i.e. people Photo: Reproduction/YouTube/ Hervey Bay Snake Catchers
Godfrey published in Youtube the moment he found and caught the snake. “This is the second most venomous land snake on the planet,” Godfrey said. “Compared to all other snakes, it is the species responsible for the most deaths in Australia. “If someone, especially a child, accidentally steps on it, the likelihood of the snake biting is high.”
Brown snakes are no more poisonous than the Western Taipan, which also comes from Australia. Eastern brown snakes are found throughout eastern and southern Australia. The reptile's natural habitat overlaps with some of Australia's most densely populated areas, so it is often found in people's homes.
“I think she went under the opposite door because there was a gap at the bottom,” Godfrey said. “Snakes follow walls and edges while feeling safe and will often go to the corner of a room when they feel trapped or threatened, so they have multiple walls to protect them.”
Godfrey also explained that the tree became the “safest” place for the snake in the house because it could hide there from the “large animals” that roamed there, i.e. people.