Bundaberg family left terrified after an unexpected guest joins them in the car

“We saw it come out of the vent, but it moved somewhere else in the car we couldn’t get to,” says Lilly.

Alexandra Feiam

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January 25, 2024 - 10:38AM

A Bundaberg family got a fright. Source: 7News

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A Queensland family had the fight of their life after an unexpected guest made a surprise visit on their road trip.

Lilly and her family were sitting in the car driving along Elliott Heads Rd in Bundaberg when her dad suddenly jumped out of his seat.

Quickly, he pulled over to the side of the road, confusing the other passengers. But there was a very good reason for his unusual behaviour.

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“I think there’s a snake in the car, and it just tried to bite me,” Lilly’s dad said in shock, per 7News.

Sure enough, inside the air conditioning vent closest to the steering wheel was a common green tree snake, slowly sticking its head out of the slats.

The family got out of the car and stood back to watch the snake make its way out of the vent.

“Everyone started freaking out,” Lilly recalled. “We saw it come out of the vent, but it moved somewhere else in the car we couldn’t get to.”

If you thought that finding a snake in your car was bad, the family couldn’t find the reptile anywhere when they returned to the vehicle.

That meant they were forced to make the 20-minute journey back home with a tree snake somewhere in the car.

The snake wanted a free ride. Source: 7News

When the family got back home, they fled the car and kept one of the windows open, hoping the snake would escape overnight.

“By morning, it was gone,” a relieved Lilly said.

The family believes the snake was roughly as metre in length, and despite causing them a fright, thankfully wouldn’t do much harm.

Common tree snakes are typically found in tropical climates, making them a common sight in Queensland, NSW and the Kimberly region of WA.

Thankfully, they aren’t venomous or dangerous to humans; their prey include skinks, fish, and frogs.