A man in Australia discovers a giant python while hiking.
When he is not looking, the animal attacks him.
Snake experts warn.
Cairns – Encountering a snake while hiking shouldn't be uncommon in Australia.
The country is known for its countless reptile and insect species.
Since snakes in particular are considered to be extremely shy of people, they usually do not pose a great danger to hikers. However, a hiker from Queensland had to experience first-hand that there are exceptions to this.
kind | Python (Pythonidae) |
distribution | Mainly in Africa, South and Southeast Asia and Australia |
Nourishment | birds and mammals |
Size | Up to over six meters |
Attack by a python: Wanderer is initially enthusiastic in the video
Joey Zayne was unsuspectingly walking the Behana Gorge Trail in Cairns, Queensland when he suddenly spotted a giant python in a tree.
Instead of fleeing, the man pointed his cellphone camera at the animal and continued filming even as the snake moved toward him over a branch.
"Beautiful snake right above the path," Zayne
reportedly said in the video, according to
the Daily Mail .
As the Australian hiker bent down to pick up his water bottle, the python reportedly attacked him in an entirely unexpected manner.
"I didn't see it coming.
it was crazy
I had no idea she was that close to my face,"
Compass Media
quoted the man as saying.
The snake hit Zayne in the side of the face.
"It felt like someone slapped me in the face."
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The python narrowly missed the Australian hiker's left eye.
© Joey Zayne/Facebook/Screenshot
Python attack in Australia: Video shows blood pouring down man's face
The Australian immediately felt blood pour down his face.
The 2.5 meter long snake had injured him with its fangs above his left eye.
Zayne, who is said to own a python himself, suspected
the snake was waiting for a bird and got confused by it, according to the
Dailymail .
So she attacked.
As reported by
7News
, snake experts warned the public after the incident: "If you see a snake, just give it a wide berth," said David Walton of Cairns Snake Removals.
The Australian Ministry of the Environment also pointed out that snakes should not be harassed.
The animals therefore usually do not attack without reason.
It can only become dangerous when they feel they have to defend themselves.
Pythons are not venomous but have many sharp teeth.
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Not only in Australia, but also in Germany there are some poisonous animals.
A poisonous snake has already been discovered several times in Bremerhaven and caught by the fire brigade.