An aged care resident in Far North Queensland had a very eventful New Year's Day after finding a venomous snake in her walk-in wardrobe. 9News
An eastern brown snake was spied hiding under piles of shoes at the unnamed village.
Jeremy De Haan, from Jeremy's Reptile Relocations in Townsville, told 9news.com.au the "scary" encounter was his first catch of the year - and it was anything, if not eventful.He said the shocked 92-year-old woman was still inside her room when he arrived. "She got quite the fright, and so did the snake, which took to cover in her wardrobe amongst a few pairs of shoes," he said, adding the snake was a juvenile but still capable of a fatal bite.The eastern brown snake was 'shy' and slithered into the wardrobe once it had been spotted.It's estimated the venom from an untreated bite can kill in half-an-hour.
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