Small but deadly snake hides in NT Liquorland wine fridge

Can you spot the danger? A small but deadly creature has been found hiding out in a bottle shop wine fridge.

A venomous snake hiding out at the bottle-o … how very Straya!

A customer (with a very good eye) spotted the slithery creature in between the doors of a wine fridge at a Liquorland in the Northern Territory and shared it online.

The northern brown snake, which the person who captured the photo identified the intruder as, is fast and highly venomous.

The encounter could have been a lot worse.

“I definitely would have just opened the doors,” one person said, who had trouble locating the danger in the photo.

“I screamed when I zoomed in on that photo, stuff of nightmares,” added another.

Unfortunately for Australians, being on alert for venomous snakes is not only necessary for those that live in the warm northern states or the bush.

A venomous snake spotted in a Northern Territory bottle shop. Can you see it? Picture: Reddit

Experts in NSW issued an “urgent warning” to watch out for venomous snakes this month with the recent weather creating the “perfect environment”.

Australian Reptile Park head reptile keeper Jake Meney warned we could be in for a “massive” snake season due to the unusual amount of rain this year.

“When it rains the activity of small mammals, other reptiles and birds can increase and this means snakes will likely be more active and on the hunt for food,” he explained.

“The increase in temperature will also see snakes out and about looking for a mate as breeding season ramps up.”

Brisbane-based snake catcher Josh Castle, who runs Josh’s Snake Catching and Relocation, said he had run into snakes in groups this year, rather than just two breeding or fighting.

One Queensland family called Mr Castle earlier this month after finding five tree snakes wrapped between excess bricks in their yard. Another call out involved three eastern brown snakes.

There it is!

What to do if you're bitten by a snake

Keep the victim calm and immobile, remove all jewellery, apply a pressure-immobilisation bandage to the bite site, and then bandage the entire limb (not just the bite area).

Most importantly, you must immediately call an ambulance or go direct to hospital.

Mr Meney explained: “By applying the pressure-immobilisation bandage, venom cannot easily spread through the body, slowing down the envenomation process by giving more time for the bite victim to seek antivenom at hospital”.