A Queensland father’s valuable response to a close encounter with a red-bellied black snake has actually gone viral.
The daddy, referred to as Ross, was taking pleasure in a number of beers while outdoor camping when the poisonous snake wriggled towards him.
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“Don’t move, Dad. Don’t move,” his child can be heard stating in a calm voice in the amazing video footage.
“It’ll just slither past you.”
Ross remains completely still in his camp chair, keeping his beer all the while.
The 10-second encounter was a fantastic example of how to calmly prevent hostility from poisonous snakes.
Ross informed 7NEWS.com.au he didn’t hear the snake approaching as he enjoyed his VB, a day after his birthday.
But as he turns his head somewhat and identifies the snake, he in some way remains entirely calm and follows his child’s directions.
What amazed TikTok users don’t understand, nevertheless, is Ross leapt a foot in the air right after the video footage cuts off.
“Once it was about five feet away, I got the hell out of there,” he said.
Ross said his family had actually been holidaying at Sundown National Park, about 200km west of Brisbane.
Everything had actually been “going well” on their journey, he said, when the “visitor” started to reveal an interest in them.
“We saw that same snake around three times,” Ross said.
“I nearly stepped on it the first time. Thank goodness I noticed.”
A video of the amazing encounter published to TikTok drew in more than 1.2 million views in 3 days.
“It’s been pretty cool. It’s our first video, and it went viral,” Ross said.
TikTok users were entertained by the daddy’s calm response to the snake.
“Bugger that,” a single person said.
“Plot twist. Dad had no intention of moving,” another included.
“Dad doesn’t give a s*** as long as it doesn’t try to pinch his beer,” a 3rd piped in.
