- [Lockie] Look at how this is sitting up.
- [Man 1] Yeah, I can see it moving.
You see it moving?
- [Man 2] Oh, you think it's,
- [Man 1] Moving. It's under the carpet.
Oh, there's something under there.
- Man, this is, I'm sweating.
This is really tight quarters.
- [Man 1] It's a brown snake.
- [Man 2] Oh, it's a brown snake.
Here he comes.
- [Man 1] Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
(tense music)
- It's been a rainy morning, but we've got a call.
Lockie, where are we headed?
- [Lockie] We're headed out to the back
of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland
to a house where we've just got a call.
They've seen a fairly large snake inside the house.
It's generally a pretty good area for brown snakes.
This one, so very, very likely could be a big brown snake.
- Okay. If we're finding the Eastern Brown snake,
we're talking about the second most venomous snake
in the world.
- Exactly right. So this is by far the most dangerous snake.
The reason for that, they live around people.
They are responsible for the vast majority
of deaths in this country each year.
- What is it that you instructed the people
at the house to do in this situation?
- So generally, the best thing that we ask people to
do is to contain the snake.
If they close the doors,
they put a towel underneath the door so
that the snake can't get from one room to the next.
We have an idea of where the snake's gonna be.
We know it's still there
and then we can stay there until we find it.
This is it.
- [Host] All right.
So what's the typical protocol?
- [Lockie] Grab the gear. Get in there.
Find out where they saw it last.
And let's go for it.
- Here we go!
- [Lockie] Before it moves.
- [Host] Okay.
(tense music)
- [Lockie] Got tubes.
I'll take this as well.
- Back up.
- Let's do it.
(tense music)
Knock, knock.
- [Man Inside] Come in.
- Where'd you see it?
- Down the hall.
Put a towel in front of the door.
- Perfect. All right.
Pretty tight in here.
We'll go in.
We'll try and find it, and then let's try and restrain it
once we get out here in a little more open space.
- The great thing is
that we know which room supposedly it's in.
- [Lockie] Just check this before we go back past it.
- [Host] Okay.
- [Lockie] We don't want to go past a room
and then have it pop out behind us.
- Yeah, that's a good call.
- [Lockie] So this is the perfect thing
that we want people to do.
Now at least we've got a good idea
that it's probably in this room.
Yep. All right, go for it.
(tense music)
You can already see a few things have been knocked down
by the looks of it.
Look at how this is sitting up.
I can see it moving.
You see it moving?
- [Man 1] Oh, you think it's,
- [Lockie] It's moving. It's under the carpet.
- [Man 1] Oh, there's definitely something under there.
- [Lockie] All right. What do you reckon?
Should we go for it?
- [Man 1] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Man, this is, I'm sweating.
This is really tight quarters.
What's it gonna be? What's under the rug?
(tense music)
- [Man 1] It's a brown snake.
- [Man 2] Oh, it's a brown snake.
- [Lockie] Here he comes.
- [Man 1] Oh, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah.
- [Lockie] Let's go for it. Shall we?
- [Man 1] Yeah. Yep.
- [Lockie] All right.
I'm gonna pull this back quickly.
And then we'll see what we've got.
Oh, there it is.
You can see he's already very much onto us.
He's pretty wired.
He's going to go for it.
He's hooked around this.
I'm gonna...
Alright, I'm just gonna back my way out, the other the way.
- [Man 1] Whoa!
- He's pretty good.
You got some tubes?
- Yep, yep, yep.
- [Lockie] Yeah, I'd say get it up against the wall there.
I'll try and walk him along the wall straight into the tube.
I think that'll suit well.
(tense music)
- He goes right into that corner.
- Alright Coyote, grab, grab.
- Yep. Well done. Well done.
You got him?
- Yep. Done.
- Beautiful. All right.
- Great job.
- Woo! (exhales sharply)
- Tight space for brown snake.
- Nicely done! Holy mackerel.
Okay, let's, let's move to this back porch here.
Got a little bit better lighting
and we'll take a better look at this Eastern brown.
What a catch!
(sharp exhale)
Anytime you hold onto a snake that is this venomous
you just have to stop and remind yourself
that you're essentially holding onto a loaded gun.
Ladies and gentlemen, that is the Eastern brown,
the second most venom snake species in the world.
Now, this is a true brown snake
and they do get bigger than this
and you can see the beautiful brown coloration
on that snake's head right there.
It is very in tune with this situation.
Recognizes the cameras, recognizes me,
recognizes the fact that it's inside of a tube.
Now, the reason for the tube is it keeps me safe
keeps the snake safe, and of course
keeps the entire camera team safe.
It's the best way for us to interact with the snake
and take a close look at some of its cool features.
You see it flicking its tongue out there
it's just sensing the environment.
We're in a residential area.
You may be saying to yourselves, Coyote,
don't animals usually try to avoid human habitation?
Not the case with this snake.
In fact, the brown snake population has increased
since humans have moved into environments like this.
And the reason for that is
that more humans mean more potential prey species.
This snake specializes in eating rodents.
Where you have humans, you're gonna have food scraps.
Food scraps means more vermin.
So this snake looks at a house
like this that's low to the ground, has stone floors
and it does not see a house.
It just sees a maze of potential prey opportunities.
Another reason people often encounter this snake is
that it's a diurnal species.
Look at those big eyes.
These snakes have incredible eyesight.
And if the snakes moving around during the day hunting,
at the same time humans are moving around
doing their day-to-day activities,
you understand why encounters are much more frequent
and these things are fast.
One of the fastest snake species here in Australia
and the strike speed is uncanny.
You take one bite from the snake and you're dealing
with a neurotoxic venom that is almost certain to kill you
if you do not receive anti-venom.
Just because the snake can be considered deadly,
it's more so considered dangerous, right?
Because of the anti-venom production that is being done here
in Australia, very few people die from snake bites
specifically snake bites from the species.
But it's dangerous because
of its close proximity to human habitation.
The more times you have humans
around an area where there's gonna be snakes
the more chances you'll have of bites occurring
whether it's on the feet, on the hands
or any part of your body.
If you are unfortunate enough to run
into this snake and you receive a bite, trust me,
it's gonna be a really bad day.
Now, in an instance where you were to come
into your bathroom and see a snake
and say to yourself, "Oh, no way, buddy,
this is my bathroom.
I'm gonna have to eliminate you."
You try to kill a snake like this?
It's only going to increase your chances of being bitten.
So the right thing to do is always call a local authority.
Somebody like Lockie who can come in and safely
remove the snake and put it back out into the wild.
Oh, buddy.
It's a good thing that we came across you first
because we are going to actually save you and move you
to a much more remote location where hopefully
there'll be plenty of food sources
and you will not find yourself in any sort of danger.
But there you have it.
The work that Australian wildlife encounters is doing
on a daily and weekly basis
put to the test, quick, efficient, and the snake
and the humans are walking away completely safe.
Last step is to get it into a bag
so we can transport it to a more wild location.
I'm Coyote Peterson.
Be brave.
Stay wild!
We'll see you on the next adventure.
All right, Lockie, you wanna come in with the bag?
- Get him in here.
- Woo! - Bring this down low.
Get him in slowly.
And then let him feed in.
Keep this bag high.
- Woo! Snake in the bag.
- [Lockie] All right, let's get this tied up.
Yep.
Let's move him around.
- [Host] That is like the ultimate snake
that we could have possibly come across.
All right, we're gonna get this snake into a wild location
and this little danger noodle's ready to go.
Snakes belong outside, not inside the house.
But if you find yourself in this terrifying situation
make sure to contact Australian wildlife encounters
so they can safely relocate your resident serpent.
And if you want your house to smell amazing,
make sure to check out Quarry Candles,
handcrafted by Steven and Lisa.
They smell so good, even the snakes love them.
(wild animal sounds)