Terrifying moment one of the world’s deadliest snakes is found hiding inside a kids toy box – and it puts on a VERY aggressive display
- Snake catcher removed a highly venomous eastern brown in box of kids toys
- Video shows the bad-tempered snake lashing out after being disturbed
- Eastern brown venom is the second most toxic of any land snake in the world
Frightening footage has emerged of the moment a highly aggressive and venomous eastern brown snake was found hiding inside a box of kids toys.
Snake catcher Justin was called to a home on the Queensland Sunshine Coast earlier this month after a family spotted a brown-coloured snake.
He filmed himself using a hook to rummage around until disturbing the two-foot long eastern brown which lashed out in anger.
A snake catcher was called after horrified parents discovered a snake slithering around their home
‘This is why we use the stick, he’s an eastern brown,’ Justin can be heard saying in the video.
‘He’s not keen to see me.’
‘He’s bloody fast isn’t he!’ a woman can be heard saying in the background.
The eastern brown is the second most venomous land snake in the world, and along with other brown snakes are responsible for the most snake bite deaths in Australia every year.
Fast-acting neurotoxins in its venom can cause its victim to collapse within minutes, if not treated immediately with sufficient amounts of antivenom.
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