{"id":30213,"date":"2025-09-22T02:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/30213\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T02:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:33:11","slug":"wild-find-in-city-car-park-sparks-unusual-rescue-mission-no-way-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/30213\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild find in city car park sparks unusual rescue mission: ‘No way out’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather is heating up in Sydney this week, and so are the tempers of motorists. Delayed drivers began beeping their horns in frustration when a car park exit was temporarily blocked on Wednesday around lunchtime.<\/p>\n

Snake catcher Chris Williams explained to Yahoo News that \u201ccars started backing up, and people had a look of annoyance\u201d when they saw him. \u201cIt\u2019s Sydney,<\/a> everyone is in a hurry,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n

But once they understood why he had parked in their way, they quickly changed their tune. \u201cI held the snake<\/a> up so they could see it, and a few people gathered around and asked to take a closer look,\u201d he said. \u201cHolding a snake is always a good ice breaker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snakes on the move as weather heats up<\/p>\n

As the founder of Urban Reptile Removal<\/a>, Chris has had a very busy few days. On Sunday, the temperature almost hit 24 degrees, and on Monday and Tuesday it peaked above 27.<\/p>\n

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Motorists began beeping horns and trying to back away after they were delayed inside a car park. Source: Urban Reptile Removal<\/p>\n

Snakes are on the move, and he\u2019s received over 40 calls for help in three days. As he spoke with Yahoo, he was driving to retrieve a venomous red-bellied blacksnake from inside a home in the city\u2019s west.<\/p>\n

Finding snakes inside car parks is common over the warmer months. They normally slither inside the engine when a car is parked near bushland and then hitch a ride into the city.<\/p>\n

This leaves them disoriented, stressed and in need of help to ensure they\u2019re not squashed on the road. Chris explained that the famous Opera House car park is \u201cespecially good\u201d for finding snakes. \u201cBecause it\u2019s shaped like a corkscrew underground, there\u2019s no way for snakes to escape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Passing Sydneysiders stopped to look at the snake as Chris Williams carried it back to his car. Source: Urban Reptile Removal<\/p>\n

Car park operator reveals phobia after encounter with reptile<\/p>\n

The snake he rescued today was less than a kilometre away, in the car park underneath St Mary\u2019s Cathedral in the city. The driver whose car it had hitched in on hadn\u2019t returned by 1pm, and will probably never know that their car was the centre of a commotion.<\/p>\n

Chau, a worker at the car park, told Yahoo several customers reported the animal climbing over a small white car, and so he called Chris for help.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually afraid of snakes. But I could see it was harmless, so it didn\u2019t affect me too badly,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n

When Chris arrived, he confirmed it was a tree snake, <\/a>which is not venomous. And he was able to quickly secure the reptile so it could be released into a forest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an elegant-looking snake. Probably about three feet long (90cm), but no bigger than your thumb,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone would have driven into the car park this morning, gone to make a run for it and then freaked out when they saw there were no trees around.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Chau<\/p>\n

Chau is afraid of snakes, and kept a safe distance. Source: Urban Reptile Removal<\/p>\n

In Australia, it is illegal to harm or disturb snakes. Men are the most common snake bite victims in the country, and problems usually occur when a snake tries to defend itself during an attack. If a snake is in a place that’s dangerous for it or a human, a reptile catcher or rescue group should always be called for help.<\/p>\n

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