{"id":195224,"date":"2025-12-16T19:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/195224\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:47:08","slug":"whats-so-dangerous-about-the-eastern-brown-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/195224\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s So Dangerous About The Eastern Brown Snake?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23891961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Woman-opens-the-bathroom-door.jpg\" alt=\"woman finds surprise in bathroom (l) snake in toilet (c) woman shares bathroom scare (r)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ourcow\/video\/7581987615960763669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Via iStockphoto \/ @ourcow TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Australia has a reputation for dangerous animals\u2014and for good reason.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/animals\/snakes\/why-does-australia-have-so-many-venomous-animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LiveScience<\/a>, Australia has 220 different species of snake. Of those, 145 are venomous, composing about 65% of the country\u2019s snake population.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t even counting all of the other venomous animals that can be found on the island, such as jellyfish, ants, and <a href=\"https:\/\/brobible.com\/culture\/article\/big-boy-most-venomous-spider-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">spiders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the real dangers of many of these animals, Australians are often surprisingly calm while dealing with them. Many internet users learned this firsthand after seeing a recent TikTok video series by user @ourcow.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s So Dangerous About This Snake?<\/p>\n<p>In a video with over 9 million views, the TikTokers say that they \u201ccurrently have got Australia\u2019s biggest \u2026 brown snake in our bathroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis snake is, what, 6 foot? 7 foot? And it is\u2014it is a man killer,\u201d one of the TikTokers, Bianca, states.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s not exaggerating. The Eastern Brown Snake is widely regarded as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billabongsanctuary.com.au\/eastern-brown-snake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">one of the most venomous snakes<\/a> in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a few tools here and a few tools over there that I\u2019ll keep off camera, and we\u2019ll get this big mother out of our house,\u201d she continues. \u201cLike, we\u2019re both wearing gumboots and jeans, \u2018cause if this snake bit you, you would actually die. Straight up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Making things more precarious is the pair\u2019s distance from the nearest hospital. Given that they\u2019re in the outback, Bianca says that they\u2019re at least \u201c100 [kilometers] from town,\u201d or over 60 miles.<\/p>\n<p>What Happened Next?<\/p>\n<p>While the snake appeared to be leaving on its own, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ourcow\/video\/7582046266620775701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">got stuck in the door.<\/a> Finally, the pair was able to encourage the snake out of their abode.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very stressful,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was up against the window. And it wouldn\u2019t go anywhere. It was just going up the window.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continues by noting that she didn\u2019t know how it got into their house in the first place. The TikToker speculates that someone could have left a door open. Regardless, she marveled at the snake\u2019s size, which she estimated at 7 feet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of living in the bush, I suppose,\u201d Bianca concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Was This Really The World\u2019s Biggest Brown Snake?<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/australian.museum\/learn\/animals\/reptiles\/eastern-brown-snake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Australian Museum<\/a> says that Eastern Brown Snakes are, on average, around 1.5 meters, or about 5 feet, in length.<\/p>\n<p>The longest specimen on record is 6 feet, 7.25 inches long. If the TikToker\u2019s snake was truly 7 feet in length, it would be the longest recorded specimen. That said, as measuring the snake wasn\u2019t exactly a priority in that moment, the true size of the snake could not be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how long the snake was, the TikToker was right to avoid it. Proper education means that snake deaths in Australia are incredibly rare, with only two or three fatalities per year owing to a lack of medical intervention.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Brown Snakes are particularly dangerous for several reasons. First, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-03-24\/why-the-venom-of-an-eastern-brown-snake-is-so-deadly\/103620474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ABC News<\/a>, their short fangs mean that, if one is bitten, they might not be able to locate the exact bite site\u2014if they even realize they were bitten at all.<\/p>\n<p>For the first 15 minutes or so, the victim will feel fine. After that, the onset is rapid, with many victims dying within the half hour.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News advises that, if one is bitten, they should be rushed to treatment. That said, they also note that the best form of protection from one of these bites is staying calm, knowing first aid, not approaching the snake, and calling an expert to remove it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Commenters Are Terrified<\/p>\n<p>In the comments section, users shared their horror about Bianca\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it was intended for ppl to ever live in Australia,\u201d wrote a user.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthat house belongs to the snake now, time to move,\u201d declared another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of a sudden I don\u2019t mind shovelling snow today,\u201d joked a third.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Australia from a distance,\u201d added a further TikToker.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve reached out to the TikTokers via website contact form and Instagram DM.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Via iStockphoto \/ @ourcow TikTok Australia has a reputation for dangerous animals\u2014and for good reason. 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