Horrific moment a deadly Eastern brown snake is found lurking between sliding doors in an elderly woman’s home
- Cheeky brown snake was found hiding in sliding doors at elderly woman’s home
- Catcher spent 90 minutes trying to snatch the snake near Rockhampton, QLD
- Serpent and snake handler had an intense standoff before the snake was caught
A snake catcher has found a cheeky Eastern brown snake hiding in a sliding door inside an elderly woman’s home.
The serpent was trapped and released by Stuart McKenzie from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 in Kawana near Rockhampton, Queensland, on March 22.
Mr McKenzie spent 90 minutes chasing the slippery snake at the 91-year-old’s home before finally taking it outside.
A snake catcher has found an Eastern brown snake hiding in a sliding door in an elderly woman’s home in Queensland
‘It was in the last place I looked, in the sliding door cavity in the wall,’ snake catcher Mr McKenzie wrote on social media.
‘I am so glad I found it.’
He coaxed the snake from behind the door using a long stick, before missing it as it popped out and slithered behind a TV cabinet.
They engaged in a long and intense standoff before Mr McKenzie captured and released the serpent.
The Eastern brown snake, also known as a common brown snake, is the second most venomous land snake in the world and is found across the east of Australia.
The nervous species often seeks shelter in human habitats but is quick to attack if it feels threatened and is unable to escape.
Stuart McKenzie spent 90 minutes chasing the slippery snake at the 91-year-old’s home before finally taking it outside
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