Montmorency mum finds deadly brown snake asleep in baby’s cot
A new mum has gone to extreme lengths after finding a deadly brown snake asleep in her baby girl’s cot. The snake came out from under the mattress as she put her three-month-old down.
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A freak snake encounter has left a Montmorency mother petrified after she found a deadly snake sleeping in her newborn baby’s cot.
The mother had put her three-month-old baby girl to bed, when a 60cm brown snake slithered out from underneath the mattress, forcing her to flee her home screaming and in tears.
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Snake catcher Heath Morehu from Heaths Snake Control told the Heidelberg Leader about the nightmare incident, which he attended last month, saying the mother had vowed to never return to her house.
“She was bawling her eyes out and shaking,” he said.
“She was thinking, ‘I could have lost my kid’.
“Removalists are going to come and collect all of her stuff.
“She told me: ‘no that’s it’. She’s not going back in there.
“They will be putting the house on the market.”
Mr Morehu went to capture the snake after receiving the frightening phone call.
He said the mother and baby were lucky to escape alive and bite-free.
“It was the closest call I’ve had,” he said.
“Brown snakes are extremely dangerous. They have small fangs, so they are a silent killer.
“One bite is enough to kill 15 people.”
The eastern brown snake is one of the most dangerous and venomous snakes in Australia.
Victorian snake season is generally between September and April.
Figures show the state of Victoria ranks in third for snake deaths across the country.
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Mr Morehu said the snake got a fright from the mother’s bloodcurdling screams and pooed all over the baby’s cot.
“She put the baby down and its flicked up and pooed everywhere,” he said.
“It got a fright … a scared snake is a dangerous snake.”
He received a phone call from the mother the day before, to remove a different snake from the kitchen.
But he could not find a snake, despite doing an extensive search of the house.
The snake catcher advised people to close their doors during snake season to prevent unwelcome visitors from slithering inside.
“The past month we have been getting so many snakes inside the house,” he said.
“They are looking for water to cool down, that’s why when it gets too hot they tend to go into houses.”
Snake hot spots included suburbs along the Plenty River, such as Greensborough.
The Leader reported last week that a tiger snake had gatecrashed a children’s birthday party at Heidelberg Playground.
Wildlife Victoria spokesman Simon Watharow said residents should keep their yards tidy to minimise their chances of getting visits from snakes.
“Have a really well kept yard and manicure your garden so it’s not overgrown,” he said.
“Snakes are very insecure and want to leave if they’re out in the open.”
The Heidelberg Leader attempted to contact the mother for comment.
To report a snake sighting, phone Heaths Snake Control: 0432 064 027.
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