This will keep the school kids in line.

[El Presidente]

 

I have seen plenty of red belly black snakes over the years.......but nothing close to this 

 

A Queensland snake catcher had to wrangle a huge red-bellied black snake out of a creek after the highly-venemous reptile was found in a local school.

Stuart McKenzie of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers was called to relocate the thick black serpent last week and was stunned by its size.

He said almost all the jobs he'd been called out to recently had been "larger than usual".

 

 

 

[Fuzz]

Sure does like a big one...

[IanMcLean68]

Black snakes like the red-belly are venomous, but usually not deadly. They are usually fairly placid snakes that are hesitant to strike. They are good to have around, as they are king snakes (snake eaters) that keep the deadly venomous brown snakes and tiger snakes in check. They can grow even bigger than this, but sadly we don't often see them this big anymore.

[Ken Gargett]

13 minutes ago, IanMcLean68 said:

Black snakes like the red-belly are venomous, but usually not deadly. They are usually fairly placid snakes that are hesitant to strike. They are good to have around, as they are king snakes (snake eaters) that keep the deadly venomous brown snakes and tiger snakes in check. They can grow even bigger than this, but sadly we don't often see them this big anymore.

they can get grumpy if they think they are trapped. but is a whopper though. but yes, normally would rather hide and disappear. that said, a bite from one that size could kill a kid so if near a school, good idea to move it. they will take other snakes so i'm not that worried about them being around - touch wood - but pythons do the same and the worse they'll do is a nasty bite a fright.

problem is that if there is one, then there are probably others. 

[Fuzz]

It's snake mating season, so you're gonna see a lot more of them around.

[Habana Mike]

He said almost all the jobs he'd been called out to recently had been "larger than usual".

2020 strikes again!

[westg]

I remember Steve Irwin being tagged by one . Of course he had picked it up and antagonized it for five minutes first.