A venomous snake delayed the beginning of an AFLW sport in Blacktown by half an hour as gamers from the GWS Giants and Richmond waited for a snake catcher to take away it from the sector.
The red-bellied black snake, which is very venomous however, in keeping with the Australian Museum, will solely chew underneath excessive circumstances, was noticed on the sector earlier than sport.
“It’s pretty interesting,” mentioned the Giants’ head of ladies’s soccer Briana Harvey throughout the delay.
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“There’s a little red-bellied black snake on the ground at the moment, just in one of the far pockets,” she mentioned.
“Obviously for the safety of everyone here we need just to halt the game for the moment.”
Once the snake catcher arrived, he picked up the snake by its tail, held it up for the cameras and put it in a container to take safely away from the sport.
After the delay, the Giants sunk to their third consecutive lack of the season as Richmond accomplished a powerful 19-point victory.
But all of the discuss was certainly concerning the snake catcher.
And North Melbourne president Sonia Hood was one of many first to touch upon his look.
“There is so much to say here but I’m completely stuck on the fact that the snake catcher looks exactly what I thought a snake catcher would look like … even though I have never thought about that til this very moment,” she mentioned on social media.
While AFLW reporter Sarah Black mentioned she couldn’t imagine how calm he was.
“That’s one of the most dangerous creatures in Australia while he’s casually posing for photos. Iconic,” she mentioned.
AFL commentator and Port Adelaide nice Kane Cornes mentioned was additionally blown away.
“That guy’s my hero. What an icon,” he mentioned on the AFL’s Round So Far.
And different followers joined in.
“So do you become a snake catcher because you look like that or does the life of a snake catcher lead to looking like that,” one fan tweeted.
The story was picked up by abroad information shops as nicely.
“Easily one of the most Australian sports stories ever: AFLW game delayed and snake catcher called in to remove highly venomous intruder from the field,” one observer famous.
Only three factors separated the perimeters by three-quarter time, however Richmond pulled away underneath the scorching solar.
Playing in 30-degree warmth, the Tigers grabbed their second win of the season. And it was a formidable achievement, given they started on the again foot with the lack of gun midfielder Jess Hosking (ankle) simply minutes into the match.
It is the primary time the Giants have began a season 0-3 however coach Cam Bernasconi mentioned the membership wasn’t fazed.
“Yeah, the wins haven’t come yet but the girls really enjoy each other’s company,” Bernasconi mentioned.
“And we’re on a journey together. We’re three rounds in (without a win) and that shows how strong we are as a collective – that we still lean on one another and believe in each other.
“We can see that what we’re doing will stack up against the best.”
– With AAP
