The eastern brown is one of the world’s deadliest species of snakes and is reportedly responsible for the most deaths by snakebite in Australia. So, when a pregnant eastern brown made a nest under a fridge in Brisbane, it was a most unwelcome visitor.

After a snake-catcher removed the snake from under the fridge, he discovered the snake was about to lay her eggs – the homeowner narrowly avoided having a family of eastern browns under her fridge. Credit: Snake Catchers Adelaide