A woman driving in Melbourne felt a snake slither up her leg while traveling on the Monash Freeway. She managed to safely pull over and was checked by paramedics before a snake catcher removed the venomous tiger snake from her vehicle.
A snake handler captures a deadly tiger snake , after a woman discovered the reptile “slithering up her leg” while she was driving along the Monash Freeway near Melbourne on 29 November 2024. Picture: Handout / VICTORIA POLICE / AFP
Officers found her on the side of the Monash Freeway near Melbourne, barefoot and in a state of shock after her Friday morning encounter with the reptile, Victoria state police said. “Remarkably, she was able to fend the snake off her and weave through traffic before pulling over and leaping out of her car to safety.”Tiger snakes, named after their coloured stripes, are among the most venomous snakes in the world, according to the state’s wildlife department.
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