It took a 40-minute break while a professional snake catcher handled the reptile. “They said it was a very poisonous snake that was near the feeders, so it was a really dangerous situation,” said Dominic Thiem, 30. “I have never experienced anything like this, I will definitely never forget it.”
It was the eastern brown snake, the second most venomous land snake in the world after the inland taipan, which also lives in Australia.
In the ranking of the most dangerous snakes in Australia, the first place is reserved for the eastern brown snake (fast, aggressive, known for its bad temper, also lives in populated areas), while the inland taipan is in fourth place (a rare snake which lives in the ravines of rocky plains).
You can’t make this up: a 50cm eastern brown snake — considered the second most venomous snake in the world — disrupted the Thiem-McCabe qualifying battle in Brisbane 😳
(video via Lblklk on Reddit) pic.twitter.com/QI5izBr6HN
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The “WTA 500” tournament will begin in Brisbane on December 31, where the leader of Latvian tennis Aļona Ostapenko will also compete next week.
Resources used:
australiangeographic.com.au
bbc.com
2023-12-30 21:55:00
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