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Kids’ toy baskets are usually filled with the odd strange item – leftover bits of food, things stolen from siblings … but what one Queensland mum was shocked to find a potentially deadly creature in her daughter’s toy stash.

The mum and her kids were choosing toys to play with when they made a shocking discovery … a highly venomous red bellied black snake.

snake in toy basket

The family called on Stuart McKenzie from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers to deal with the frightening find.

Stuart then uploaded his encounter to social media, showing how the snake was tucked in among the toys, barely visible.

“Highly venomous snake within the kids toys, not a situation you want to be in – that’s for sure! This is one of the WILDEST jobs we have done!”

The kids watched the snake catcher at work from outside, while Stuart marvelled at the size of the snake. “That is insane,” he exclaimed.

“In amongst all the dolls. That’s so scary. My goodness this is a big snake.”

Stuart is no stranger to being in front of the camera, starring in the National Geographic series Aussie Snake Wranglers.

  • Oh goodness. That would have been a big shock!

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  • That’s so scary. I’ve gone to empty a metal mouse trap and realised there’s a snake in it.

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  • No way! That would have scared the bejeezus out of me!

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  • I saw this on the news. How lucky that mum found it and not one of the kids rummaging around for a toy

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  • This terrifies me! new fear unlocked.

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  • My pet hate – snakes. I actually faint and react so badly. Sorry but I would have been out of there minus the kids – my brain switches off from protection mode to hysterical mental ???? case.

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  • How scary!!!
    Lucky it didn’t give any of the kids a nasty bite.

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  • Lucky mum to see it, can’t imagine the horror of finding this x

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  • No way. That is freaking me out right now.

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  • That’s so scary! I’ve heard of pythons getting in places, but never a venomous snake like that and right in with the toys!

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  • That is absolutely mind boggling and scary.

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  • Absolutely terrifying! A situation that could have ended badly, luckily didnt

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  • Oh Lordy this totally freaks me out

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  • Sorry, couldn’t read the article. Too scary!

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  • OMG I would have totally freaked out if that was in my house. How scary and the thought that it got in there and could have been in there for a long time too. Gives me shiffers

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  • Gosh, lucky she noticed it first!!!

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  • What a discovery . So lucky that nothing happened.

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  • I’d be a nervous wreck forever more. Always checking for another one.

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  • Oh my! That would have been such a shock and then of course interesting to watch the removal.

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  • Very very scary. I’d never be able to enter the house again without seeing snakes.

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