Gold Coast snakes: Wild Encounters captures ‘snake orgy’ on video

A Gold Coast snake catcher has captured the moment she was called out to relocate an ‘orgy’ of reptiles. WATCH THE VIDEO

GOLD Coast snake catching group “Wild Encounters” certainly lived up to its name after being called out to relocate an “orgy” of snakes.

Wild Encounters co-director Katie Eales caught the act on video after receiving a frantic call from a Currumbin resident on Tuesday afternoon.

“The lady who rang us was in quite a fret,” Ms Eales said.

“She said ‘I’ve got a pile of snakes here’.”

When Ms Eales arrived at the location, she found “four common tree snakes – three boys and one girl – having a bit of fun on a balcony”.

The resident’s initial fear turned to laughter when she found out it was a ball of mating snakes.

“She said ‘of course this would happen here’,” Ms Eales said.

“She had quite a giggle.

“It’s definitely not something you see everyday.”

The team at Wild Encounters safely relocated the snakes on Wednesday.

Snake catchers say it’s not uncommon to see “snake balls” during breeding season, which usually starts in October.

The term “snake ball” refers to the ball of snakes that is formed when mating snakes coil on top of each other.

Ms Eales said people who encounter a snake near their home should take a quick photo of the reptile, which can then be sent to a snake catcher for verification of its breed.

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