What would you do if you awoke to find a snake in your bed sleeping next to you? Snakes found in the home, lodged in the bumper bar of vehicles, and hidden in refrigerators are not uncommon call-outs for Tasmania’s not-for-profit Reptile Rescue Inc.
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Reptile Rescue Inc senior executive officer Ian Norton said leaving a bedroom door open had frequently led to an unwanted visit from a venomous tiger snake.
“One lady was in a two-story house at Binalong Bay, and the day before she’d been watching a snake polish off a heap of swallows in her backyard.
“About two in the morning, she woke up, with a bit of discomfort, turned the bedroom light on to find an 18-month tiger snake hanging off her elbow. The window was open in her bedroom,” Mr Norton said.
He said she was bitten three times on the arm, causing her to be ill for an extended period of time.
“I’ve gotten a lot of snakes from underneath hot water services. I got one out of a ceiling once, and the year before the lady had shot a hole through her kitchen stove.”
