You found a snake where? Terrifying photos from a QLD professional snake catcher

ONLY in Australia. The terrifying photos of the bizarre places a professional snake catcher has found the world’s deadliest creatures.

Forget a chocolate on your pillow — how about a snake under it?! Photo: CATERS NEWS

A SNAKE catcher has released these hilarious images of the most bizarre places he has discovered the world’s deadliest creatures.

For 13 years Richie Gilbert has been removing serpents from unexpected spots such as gyms, wine racks, brothels and even under pillows.

Fearless Richie has relocated around 600 snakes across Queensland, Australia, since founding his company in February 2014.

And he has been bitten more than a dozen times this past season alone — with more than 100 bites in his lifetime.

But despite his daring job, Richie anticipates turning it into a family business with his five-year-old daughter, Ivory, showing an interest.

He said: “My family have a healthy respect for venomous snakes and while they wouldn’t touch them, they certainly do not fear them.

“My two eldest girls, Zahra and Ivory, absolutely love hearing about my day and will hold non-venomous snakes any chance they get.”

Richie deals with creatures varying from carpet snakes to highly venomous Eastern Brown Snakes, the second-most venomous in the world.

He added: “My mum says I was chasing lizards as soon as I could walk. She tells people I caught my first snake, a highly-venomous copperhead, when I was five. We were camping in New South Wales and a friend and I came out of the bush with it in a bucket.”

He adds, “most people think a snake will chase you and bite but that couldn’t be further from the truth.”

“They also think they are slimy but they really just feel like finger nails.”

Originally published as You found a snake where? Terrifying photos from a QLD professional snake catcher