Heartstopping minute barefoot father actions on a lethal snake wriggling outside his front door
- Melbourne father trod on a lethal snake
- He based on a lethal lowland copperhead
- Despite being barefoot he wasn’t bitten
A lucky dad had an incredible escape when he stepped barefoot on a lethal snake which was slithering outside the front door of his home.
Arvind, who lives at Donnybrook, 50km north of Melbourne, trod on a large lowland copperhead that was taking in the sun on his front path.
The father screamed as he realised what just happened, and checked the 1.5 metre snake wasn’t coming after him as he bolted into his front yard.
He then desperately warned his family, telling them to stay indoors.
The frightening scene was captured by Arvind’s home security system and shared to the Facebook page of snakecatcher, Mark Pelley, who was called to remove it.
After its run-in with Arvind, the copperhead managed to crawl under the concrete footpath and hid until Mr Pelley eventually caught the creature.
Mr Pelley said Arvind ‘is amazing and did the right thing’.
‘He kept his family back from the snake after such a dangerous event and good news, he is going to work tomorrow as Arvind is safe and was not bitten.’
Mr Pelley titled the video ‘A moment between life and death’ on Facebook.
It’s not exaggeration because a bite from a lowland copperhead can be deadly.
A run-in with a lowland copperhead is a truly dangerous event. Its venom is potentially fatal if a bite is left untreated
The frightening scene was captured by Arvind’s home security system and shared to the Facebook page of snakecatcher, Mark Pelley, who was called to remove it (Pictured, Mr Pelley with the copperhead)
‘The venom is powerfully neurotoxic, haemolytic and cytotoxic, and a bite from an adult of any of the species may be potentially fatal without medical assistance,’ according to the Australian Museum.
But it may not be just good luck that Arvind wasn’t bitten.
Copperheads prefer to avoid biting humans if they can.
‘If cornered a copperhead will hiss loudly, flatten its body and thrash or flick about, but usually without biting,’ the Australian Museum said.
