Queensland family finds venomous tree snake in radio
A Queensland family has worked together to remove a brown tree snake from their home after it was found hiding on their radio.
The family, from the Tallebudgera Valley in the Gold Coast, used their own protective clothing to remove the mildly venomous snake.
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A brown tree snake made its way into a Gold Coast family's home. Nine
The family used their own protective gear to remove the snake. Nine
Mandy and Trevor Watson said they used their daughter's medieval sword fighting gear and a pair of welding gloves to remove the unexpected visitor.
"She does medieval sword fighting so she had these monster gloves on which I think even a brown snake couldn't get through, so that was good," Ms Watson said.
"Trevor had some welding gloves."
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The family used gloves used for medieval sword fighting and a pair of welding gloves to remove the snake. Nine
The family filmed the encounter, showing the snake curled around the radio.
Once placed in a protective pillow case, the family released it back to nearby bushland.
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