Unlikely hidden danger lurking in Queensland boy’s water bottle
A Queensland mother was astonished after a snake fell out of her son’s water bottle as she emptied it in the sink.
Snake Catchers Brisbane shared a photo of the small carpet python curled up in a sink in the family’s Ashgrove home.
"She got quite a shock when she emptied her son's water bottle and this yearling fell out of the bottle!" Snake Catchers wrote on Facebook.
The group were called to remove the python and said it was not harmed in the ordeal.
Many Queensland residents said they will now be checking their children’s water bottles for unlikely intruders.
Snake Catchers has warned locals of an increase in snakes, explaining that they have received calls to remove snakes in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich and the Gold Coast this month.
"Carpet pythons are the most obvious at this time with males actively seeking out females," the report said.
"This results in a higher probability of sightings and lucky residents may even witness male/male combat at this time of year."
Snake Catchers recently have removed a snake from a roof in Sunnybank that weighed 11kg. They were also called to remove a 1.5 metre red-bellied snake from a lounge room in Logan.
"[We] expect to see more of these as males get more active into the month of October," they said.