This is a story which is unlikely to restore Australia's image in terms of the country's reputation for its “small” venomous beasts and in particular the presence of snakes.
A woman said she was driving her car when she felt something on her foot and looked down to find a deadly tiger snake slithering up her leg in Australia. She was able to split the snake off her and weave through traffic before pulling over and leaping out of her car to safety,… pic.twitter.com/qCOybKnSR1
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And not just any snake: it was the tiger snake, one of the most venomous in the world. After the shock, this woman reacts with lucidity. She fends off the snake and begins weaving between vehicles before parking on a diversion lane on the Monash Highway, near the Toorak Rd exit, then fleeing from her car, barefoot.
“I feel sorry for this lady”
Once informed, Victoria Police sent a snake catcher to the abandoned car. The latter managed to control the reptile, as evidenced by a photo taken by Victoria police. The woman, in a state of shock, was taken care of by paramedics, who reassured her: she was not bitten, as indicated by a spokesperson for Ambulance Victoria.
A driver cruising down a highway in eastern Australia felt something on her foot and discovered a deadly tiger snake “slithering up her leg”, police said Sunday.
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Snake catcher Tim Nanninga told the Guardian that motorists were baffled to see a huge snake removed from the vehicle. He also said he was sorry for the lady who was the victim of this unwelcome visit in her car and that it was the very first time he had intervened on a highway.
A very venomous snake
This snake, which measures between 1 and 2 meters and is found on many southern Australian islands, is extremely venomous. Generally, it is not aggressive towards humans, except when the latter surprises it during its reproduction period… according to Animalia, “the venom of this species has powerful neurotoxins, coagulants, hemolysins…”
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Symptoms of a tiger snake bite include a tingling sensation and numbness at the bite site, followed by sweating, difficulty breathing, etc. When the tiger snake feels in danger, it hisses and sits up like a snake. 'a cobra.
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