What seemed a daunting task to an elderly couple in Australia was child’s play for an expert who was referred to as a brave “superwoman.”
A team member from the Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers was called to a home in the Glasshouse Mountains in the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland to deal with a slithering house invader.
When she walked into the bedroom, the expert immediately recognized the snake as a common green tree snake.
Green tree snakes are the most commonly seen snakes in suburban backyards, parks and inner city gardens, according to the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife. It lives in northern and eastern Australia.
These snakes sleep in tree hollows, rock crevices, narrow caves or abandoned buildings. And sometimes they sleep under
old dolls, or at least this one did.
“I’m just going to take a little video cause it’s in a funny spot,” the expert told the couple.
Then, she picked up the doll with one hand, and used the other to pick up the snake.
“You are so brave,” the woman resident said. “Superwoman!"
To those afraid of snakes, she was a superwoman. But there was no reason to be afraid of this snake.
Green tree snakes have no fangs or venom, and are harmless to humans.
The expert bagged the snake and released it into the wild near a pond with lots of frogs, which is what this snake was feeding on, evidenced by the parasites.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Watch: Brave ‘superwoman’ removes snake from ‘a funny spot’
