A teenage girl was shocked to find a venomous red-bellied black snake species in an inhaler for asthma at her home near Bli Bli, Queensland, Australia.
The girl became aware of the venomous reptile when she brought the clothes she had washed into the house. She then did not know where the snake was until she found the reptile hiding in her asthma inhaler.
However, no bad incident happened because the girl managed to contact the snake catching team for help. The story was shared by the Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers through a post on Facebook.
“You wouldn’t believe this. This is crazy and we’re super lucky we were able to find the snake,” wrote Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers.
“It’s one of the most incredible places we have ever found a snake before. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like picking it up and discovering it in there,” said one of the team members Stuart McKenzie.
“They are just exploring, seeking food this time of year before it gets cold again. We’ve found them in all sorts of places.
“Just recently we had a snake become stuck inside the tubing of a screen door,” he added.
Red-bellied snakes are native to eastern Australia and are commonly found in forests, swamps, and some urban areas.
Among the symptoms that can be faced by a person when bitten by the snake include bleeding at the bite site, nausea, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, sweating, local or general muscle pain, and weakness.
Source: Metro UK, The Sun UK, Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers