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A CONCERNED child raised alarm bells when he saw mysterious eggs in a school sandpit on NSW’s mid-north coast.
And it’s a good job they did because wildlife volunteers made a hair-raising discovery when they swooped in to investigate.
After three days of digging at the school in Laurieton, the team uncovered seven nests and 43 eggs from the extremely venomous brown snake.
“Even when they are newly-hatched, brown snakes can still be very dangerous to humans,” said Yvette Attleir, a Fawna Wildlife Rescue volunteer who participated in the dig.
“The venom is not quite as potent as it would be in an adult snake, but if a child was bitten then they would have to go straight to hospital.”
Volunteers discover 43 brown snake eggs in school sandpit
......and at the end they suggest no one living near by should be alarmed. Be alarmed. You know what makes sense? Panicking, leaving all the lights on in the house, etc.
And it’s a good job they did because wildlife volunteers made a hair-raising discovery when they swooped in to investigate.
After three days of digging at the school in Laurieton, the team uncovered seven nests and 43 eggs from the extremely venomous brown snake.
“Even when they are newly-hatched, brown snakes can still be very dangerous to humans,” said Yvette Attleir, a Fawna Wildlife Rescue volunteer who participated in the dig.
“The venom is not quite as potent as it would be in an adult snake, but if a child was bitten then they would have to go straight to hospital.”
Volunteers discover 43 brown snake eggs in school sandpit
......and at the end they suggest no one living near by should be alarmed. Be alarmed. You know what makes sense? Panicking, leaving all the lights on in the house, etc.
