Aussie snake catcher captures rare ORANGE eastern brown snake in Bundaberg, Queensland

A rare, orange-coloured Eastern Brown Snake has been captured in the car park of a busy shopping centre. 

The strange snake was seen ‘cruising along’ near the Hinkler Central shopping mall in Bungaberg, Queensland, on September 21.

Snake catcher Jake Stinson told Daily Mail Australia the reptile crossed the road and was stopped by a member of the public who put a garbage bin over the top of it.

‘A member of the public made things easier by putting a garbage bin over the top so I could come, catch it and bag it without it slipping away…which was a nice difference from having to track it down,’ Mr Stinson said.

The highly venomous snake can come in all shades including brown, black, orange and red and is considered the world’s second most poisonous snake. 

Mr Stinson said he often sees a ‘beautiful’ variety of snake colours and patterns. 

‘Very often I am taken back by how pretty and rarely seen some of the snakes that I see are.’

The snake was then spotted ‘crossing the road and continuing his little adventure’ (pictured before eventually being captured) 

Mr Stinson said genetics often cause the snakes to have a distinctive orange pattern. 

‘Genetics play a big part and mean that there are a few others out there like him however he is the most vibrant I have ever seen.

‘Here in Bundaberg and the Childers area, we have a few patches of red volcanic soil, perhaps it evolved to blend in with that as well…But we can never know.’ 

Mr Stinson, 21, started his business ‘Jake’s Reptile Relocations’ at age 19 and has been involved in volunteering with reptiles for years. 

‘I always wanted to be a snake catcher…Never knew how full on and busy I would get.

‘Pretty much as soon as I started it didn’t stop and I would receive many calls a day.

Mr Stinson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘I couldn’t say exactly what caused his distinctive orange pattern, however genetics play a big part and mean that there are a few others out there like him however he is the most vibrant I have ever seen (pictured, the orange Eastern Brown Snake caught in Bundaberg, Queensland) 

‘Until you see just how many people have crazy snake interactions every day, you don’t realise just how a part of Queensland they are.’

Mr Stinson’s advice for those who come across eastern browns is to ‘try not to panic when you see it and get used to observing and watching as they go on their way.

‘They really do not wish us any harm at all.’

Over the past few years, Mr Stinson has caught several different breeds of snakes – including a coastal taipan in 2020.

Mr Stinson (pictured) has caught all kinds of snakes over the past few years including back in 2020, where he had to capture a Coastal Taipan