The snake species is "highly venomous," according to Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast, a 24/7 snake removal service, who responded to the call about the eastern brown snake hiding in the car.

The eastern brown snake's venom is neurotoxic, also containing blood coagulants and hemotoxins, and ranks as the second-most venomous snake in the world based on its LD50 (a measure of venom potency).

THE Eastern Brown Snake is rated the snake with the second most toxic venom in the world. It is not a cobra but is a member of the elapid family of snakes (venomous snakes with fixed fangs at the ...

Troy Hovenden, or The Reptile Bloke, was called to a home on Dec. 30 when the homeowner looked under his old mower and found an eastern brown snake curled up under the hood, according to Hovenden ...

Troy Hovenden, or The Reptile Bloke, was called to a home on Dec. 30 when the homeowner looked under his old mower and found an eastern brown snake curled up under the hood, according to Hovenden ...

Troy Hovenden, or The Reptile Bloke, was called to a home on Dec. 30 when the homeowner looked under his old mower and found an eastern brown snake curled up under the hood, according to Hovenden ...

Troy Hovenden, or The Reptile Bloke, was called to a home on Dec. 30 when the homeowner looked under his old mower and found an eastern brown snake curled up under the hood, according to Hovenden ...

Troy Hovenden, or The Reptile Bloke, was called to a home on Dec. 30 when the homeowner looked under his old mower and found an eastern brown snake curled up under the hood, according to Hovenden ...

Troy Hovenden, or The Reptile Bloke, was called to a home on Dec. 30 when the homeowner looked under his old mower and found an eastern brown snake curled up under the hood, according to Hovenden ...