Queensland mum finds venomous snake in son’s bedroom

A Queensland mum has endured every parent’s worst nightmare, after finding a venomous snake hiding in one of her son’s toys.

A Queensland mum has endured every parent’s worst nightmare, when her seven-year-old found a venomous snake hiding in one of his toys.

Emma Chong’s son, Chase, discovered the yellow-faced whip snake – commonly mistaken for the deadly brown snake – curled up inside his toy kitchen at the family’s Gladstone home on Tuesday.

The fast-moving snake breed are venomous, but not considered dangerous – though a bite could still be extremely painful and cause local swelling, according to the Australian Museum.

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The snake was spotted by Emma Chong's seven-year-old son. Picture: TikTok

Ms Chong managed to capture the snake and set it free. Picture: TikTok

Chase called for his mum, who managed to remove the creature and release it back into the wild.

Ms Chong said in a video uploaded to TikTok that she was shocked by the discovery, telling the Daily Mail her son had done well to stay away from the serpent.

“Chase found the snake. He was shocked but he stayed back,” she told the publication.

“I was shocked when I saw the snake as well.”

The clip has been viewed over 16,000 times, with horrified viewers taking to the comments to praise Ms Chong.

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Yellow whip snakes are commonly mistaken for the deadly brown snake. Picture: TikTok

Heading into winter, cold-blooded reptiles in Australia’s colder states – like Tasmania, Victoria and southern NSW, become more inactive.

But in Queensland, where the climate remains warm, snake catchers have advised in recent years that residents remain on alert.

“Snakes are still out there. There is still an unusual amount on the move,” snake catcher William Pledger told The Gympie Times.

“Snakes don’t hibernate. Unlike things like bears who hibernate and go to sleep for six months and stay in their dens and then wake up and come out again, snakes will be active any time there is warm weather … At the end of the day, here in Queensland snakes can be active all year round.”