A huge, lethal brown snake with super strength was captured lurking in my suburban backyard everyday: “The biggest snake I’ve ever seen”
- A huge brown snake caught in South Australia may be over 20 years old
- The professional snake catcher said it was the biggest brown he had ever seen
- Multiple warnings of deadly brown snakes entering yards and even homes
A huge eastern brown python has tried to fight off a catching snake catcher after it was seen lurking in a house in South Australia.
Rowley Burrell, of Snake Catchers Adelaide, said he had never seen a brown as big as the one he caught in Myponga, an hour from the South Australian capital.
“It was a fight to get her in the bag, she had so much power,” Burrell told ABC.
“I think I’m in my pants,” he jokes.
Rowley Burrell of Snake Catchers Adelaide said he had never seen a brown as big as the one he caught in Myponga, an hour from the South Australian capital.
Burrell estimated that the snake could be over 20 years old, much older than those species on which snakes usually live.
Aussies were confused by the gigantic size of the snake.
“The biggest snake I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen heaps over the years,” said a man who grew up on a farm and caught snakes there.
Another woman agreed, saying, “The biggest thing I’ve ever seen, what a beauty.”
“Did it take steroids?” another woman joked.
“Where is it safely launched, so that I can safely stay a million kilometers away from it!” was another response.
Eastern brown snakes are widely considered to be one of the most venomous snakes in the world and cause more deaths in Australia than any other species.
Several sightings of large snakes have occurred recently, with experts warning they are in “escape mode” and entering people’s yards and even homes to escape flooded habitats.
said Professor Richard Kingsford, a river ecologist from the University of New South Wales news.com.au: “They will climb trees, they will go wherever they can. Many will die. Some will come out to the margins.”
Last week, it took an hour for another python hunter to subdue yet another beast of a six-foot-long brown python in the family’s kitchen in New South Wales.
Rob and De Patterson encountered the terrifying and angry brown snake at their home in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales.
In Yonge, New South Wales, a father has warned other parents to be aware and to be prepared after his four-year-old boy, Miles, was bitten by a brown snake while riding his bike on November 30.
The Australian Museum warns that anyone bitten by a person needs urgent medical attention.
Because the initial bite is generally painless and often difficult to detect, anyone who suspects a bite from an eastern brown snake should seek medical attention without delay.
Rob and De Patterson encountered the terrifying and angry brown snake at their home in Meriwa, in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales last week.
A court case is currently under way in Queensland after Morgon’s father was charged with manslaughter by police after he failed to get medical attention for his son, Tristan Fram, when he was bitten by a brown python.
The 11-year-old boy died hours later from the bite, which occurred in November 2021.
The father, Kerrod Fram, denied knowing the boy had been bitten.
Australia has nearly 200 known species of snake, only 25 of which are potentially deadly.
How to treat a brown snake bite
1. Call Triple Zero (000) for an ambulance.
2. Check for Danger – Move away from the snake and/or remove anyone who has been bitten by it.
3. Lie down on the patient and ask him to remain still. Reassure the patient.
3. If on a limb, apply an elastic roller bandage (10-15 cm wide) over the bite site as soon as possible.
4. Apply another elastic roller bandage (10-15 cm wide), starting directly at the fingers or toes and moving up the bitten limb as far as it can reach. Place the bandage as firmly as possible on the limb. You should not be able to easily slide your finger between the bandage and the skin.
5. Immobilize the limb covered with splints.
6. Write down the time of the bite and the time the bandage was applied. If possible, mark the location of the bite site (if known) on the skin with a pen, or photograph the site. Do not wash the venom off skin or clothing as it can aid in identification.
7. Stay with the patient until medical assistance arrives.
Source: St John Ambulance Australia
