Wash are you doing there?! Huge two-metre brown snake is found tangled up inside a family’s washing machine
- The two-metre brown snake was found in the laundry of a family home
- A snake catcher was called but the snake disappeared before he arrived
- The photo of the snake was shared on Facebook and gained over 700 likes
A huge two-metre brown snake has been discovered tangled underneath a washing machine.
The deadly snake was discovered in the laundry of a family home in Kenilworth, west of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, mid-morning last week.
Stuart Mckenzie from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 was called to the job but the eastern brown had disappeared before he arrived.
A deadly two metre brown snake (pictured) was discovered tangled underneath a washing machine
The photo of the discovery was sent to Mr Mckenzie before he drove to the home.
‘Imagine going to throw the dirty washing in the machine and seeing a brown coloured tail disappearing under it,’ he said.
‘It would definitely be an acceptable excuse not to do the washing.’
The post was liked over 700 times and 100 people commented on the thread.
‘I always want an excuse to not do the washing but this is definitely not one of them!’ one wrote.
‘You would never think of doing the washing the same again,’ another wrote.
One added: ‘I knew house work was dangerous.’
Mr Mckenzie told Daily Mail Australia the panicked family called because they thought the snake was stuck.
‘I wasn’t surprised to learn the snake was found underneath the washing machine,’ he said.
‘It was probably looking for mice to eat and it’s not uncommon for snakes to hunt underneath furniture and houses.’
A snake catcher was called to the job but the eastern brown had disappeared before he arrived (stock image)
He said the owners ‘got a little too close’ when they took the photo.
‘Please ensure you are a safe distance away from a snake in your house or yard even if you are trying to get a good photo,’ he wrote on Facebook.
‘A good photo is not worth getting bitten over!’