Its venom is immensely potent, capable of killing an adult human within 30 minutes ... making accidental encounters more likely and dangerous. Eastern brown snake – of the family Elapidae. Image via ...

Hudson Snake Catching in Gold Coast, Australia, was tasked with removing the eastern brown snake hatchling Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Seventeen eastern brown snake hatchlings just prior to being released in the Murwillumbah area in February 2025. The eggs were kept in an incubator for two months and the hatchlings released late ...

We may be more likely to see snakes this time of year, as the weather warms. Use this information to make encounters less ...