Snakes have a notorious reputation for slithering into the trickiest spots and cleverly camouflage themselves. Recently, airport officials spotted a venomous brown snake slithering around the Adelaide Airport Federal Police (AFP) desk. The deadly intruder, an eastern brown snake, was found Monday in the airport office parking lot. 9News.com reported. Fortunately, they were able to get the snake safely into a box without incident.
A sergeant on duty ran the box through an X-ray machine to confirm that the reptile was indeed trapped inside. The scan shows the coiled snake, with its hood up, in a photo shared by the Australian Federal Police.
In a Facebook post, the Australian Federal Police wrote: “An intruder was found yesterday at the AFP airport office in Adelaide. A brown snake was located in the car park and was secured by AFP members until it was safely removed by a snake catcher. While waiting for the catcher to arrive, the sergeant on duty took this x-ray of the box to confirm that the snake was safely contained. We don’t usually bother with snakes, but now that temperatures are starting to rise, you need to remember to take care of yourself and your animals. Thanks to our Adelaide team for lawfully removing this intruder.”
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Eastern brown snakes are Australia’s second most venomous terrestrial snake. According to news week, their venom contains a powerful neurotoxin, which gradually paralyzes the victim’s nerves in their heart, lungs, and diaphragm, eventually causing suffocation.
Meanwhile, Rudy Della-Flora, owner-operator of Adelaide Snake Catchers, warned that snake spotting would increase with warmer weather on the way. “We haven’t really had much warm weather, that’s probably yet to come, so God knows what’s going to happen then, but they’re on their way – that’s for sure,” he said. ABC news.
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