Australian Woman Finds Deadly Snake Inside Car at Airport Parking Lot

A deadly snake was found and removed inside a car at an airport parking lot in Queensland, Australia.

There were no reported fatalities from the incident.

However, a woman was surprised after finding the hitchhiking snake at her feet.

It happened at the Golden Coast airport last week when the owner of the car picked up her friend, who sat on the passenger seat and where the snake made its presence.

Golden Coast Airport Snake

Snake catcher Tim Hudson, from the Hudson Snake Catching, told Newsweek on March 8 that the driver picked up her friend at the airport.

Once the woman got into the passenger side of the vehicle, she noticed the snake at her feet when they were about to leave the airport car park.

It was this moment the two immediately stopped the car and got out.

The hitchhiker snake was a deadly Easter Brown Snake, which was caught after an hour of hunting inside a car at the Gold Coast Airport.

Snake catching experts were able to manipulate the snake out from under the passenger carpet lining, as narrated in a Facebook post by the page Hudson Snake Catching - Gold Coast Snake Catcher.

The said snake species is the second most venomous snake in the world, responsible for more snake bite fatalities than any other species across Australia.

Hudson added that they had to remove the carpet lining with the permission of the owner to scare it and come out into the open.

This was done by the snake catchers by closing up the car, turning it on, and filling the air with heat, which led to the snake emerged from hiding and was grabbed behind the driver's seat.

The Easter Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis), also called as the Common Brown Snake, is a medium-sized snake, which can grow up to an average of around 1.5 meters in total length.

The largest specimen measured had a total length of 6 feet, according to the Australian Museum.

Snakes Can Be Everywhere

Snakes could be found anywhere, ranging homes, streets, heavy population centers, and even cars, in addition to their natural wildlife habitat.

Previously forested lands-turned cities or urban areas can also house these ferocious reptiles that once lived and thrived our urban jungles.

In February 2023, a 14-foot-long python was found along a roadside in Long Island, New York.

It was seen off a street in Medford during Valentine's Day, according to New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), as cited by NBC New York.

Earlier in March, Newsweek also reported that a venomous snake was found at a family living room couch in Queensland, Australia.

Also in February, a chilling footage went viral after showing three giant snakes falling on a family's ceiling in Malaysia.

The horrified family reportedly called an emergency crew to their house after hearing unusual noises at night, NDTV reported.