A eastern brown snake got close and individual with a Gold Coast snake catcher on Friday, wriggling in between her legs as she rested on the ground enjoying her smoko.
The 24-year-old showed precisely what to do if approached by a snake in the wild, assisting to unmask the “aggressive stigma” connected to these animals.
ENJOY IN THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gold Coast snake catcher’s amazing encounter with brown snake.
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The snake had actually simply been recorded in a basic catch-and-release, discovered beneath a refrigerator in Mount Tamborine in south east Queensland.
It was launched into the wild, however reversed and headed directly for Ayla Manson – who is 5 months brand-new to the task at Harrison’s Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catchers.
Utilizing her current training, Manson stayed exceptionally calm as the snake – among the most fatal worldwide – started moving around her legs and groin.
“Is this the snake chasing you Ayla?” fellow snake catcher Tony Harrison can be heard asking in a video published to Facebook.
“Yeah I think he’s onto me,” Manson responds as the snake approaches her.
“He’s onto you all right. It’s all good, you’re all right ,” Harrison states.
As the snake loiters in between her legs, Manson begins to voice some pain, however continues to stay calm.
“He’s up my pants,” she states. “I don’t like that.
“I can’t see his head Brooke, you watch that.”
“He’s OK, he was sniffing your butt,” fellow snake catcher Brooke states.
“I felt that,” Manson states.
As the snake continues through her legs leaves into the wild, Manson moves from her mime-like stillness to offer the reptile a smile and thumbs up.
She explained the snake’s character to 7NEWS as “quite chill”.
The snake capturing group stated they launched the video to raise awareness about the real nature of snakes, and to show how individuals need to respond if they are ever see one.
“The stigma around snakes being aggressive or violent has sadly taken over most peoples’ perceptions,” they composed.
“This is a fantastic example that (snakes) don’t want to hurt us and the only reason they do attack is (because) they’re scared of something significantly larger than them – the bite is only to say back off!
“They are innocent animals which just want to go along … without interference.”
