A snake has been caught after being noticed hiding contained in the wardrobe of a kid's bed room on New South Wales' Central Coast.
A snake catcher is seen opening the door of younger boy Lucas' bed room, which had been sealed with a towel by the household, in a video posted by Central Coast Snake Catchers.
The snake catcher then proceeds to search for the snake, peering beneath toys, garments and varied objects scattered throughout the ground to attempt to discover it.
The Pink-bellied Black Snake was discovered curled up hiding inside a shelving unit within the wardrobe.
The snake catcher used a protracted follow a hook to seize the snake and place it right into a bag, earlier than shutting it tightly.
"This afternoon we had been known as out for a Pink Bellied Black Snake in a toddler's bed room," the submit on Fb learn.
"The homeowners did an amazing job of containing the snake by putting a towel alongside the underside of the closed door so we knew the snake was nonetheless within the room once we arrived."
Lucas anxious the snake might have devoured up his toys, however none of his belongings had been eaten or broken.
"Younger Lucas was extremely involved that the snake was going to eat his stuffed toys, however we're happy to say the snake had an empty stomach and all Lucas' toys had been unhurt."
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In keeping with the Australian Museum, Pink-bellied Black Snakes are some of the frequent snakes discovered on the east coast of Australia and are chargeable for quite a few bites yearly.
One other snake was additionally noticed within the Lake Macquarie area over the weekend, sitting on the cooktop inside a barbecue.
Snake encounters will not be unusual in the course of the summer season months, with folks warned to by no means try and method or deal with a snake and to as an alternative ring a licenced snake catcher.