Woman Driving at 80 km/h on Highway Discovers Deadly Tiger Snake Crawling up Her Leg

melbourne, australia - A woman driving at 80 km/h on a highway in Melbourne discovered a deadly tiger snake crawling up her leg. Was she also bitten?

It turned out to be an extremely venomous Australian tiger snake. She managed to pull her car over to the side of the road in Melbourne and fled outside. With frantic gestures, she managed to stop other motorists on the Monash Freeway.

Tim Nanninga from the alerted Melbourne Snake Control captured the snake, which had by then hidden in another spot in the car. 'The woman was extremely lucky, just because she didn't have an accident when she discovered the snake,' he told 9News. According to him, snakes sometimes hide in compartments for days before emerging when the vehicle moves.

In the summoned ambulance, it was confirmed that she was not bitten.

The number of reports of venomous snakes in homes and cars in Australia has been on the rise lately. Due to extremely bad weather, many animals have been washed into the inhabited world and settled there.

Australians are not surprised by one more or one less snakebite. Last October, a missing hiker in the bush was found taken by snakes as well. He survived the ordeal.

The Notechis scutatus (Latin name) that could grow from 100 to 210 centimeters long is responsible for at least one deadly victim annually.

Bites occur much more often, but thanks to antivenom, you survive the venom. Within minutes to 390 minutes, you may experience mild symptoms such as slight pain, sweating, and increased heart rate. Then you may experience muscle paralysis, blood clotting, and breathing problems. After several hours without treatment, you become paralyzed and your kidneys fail. Sometimes you may still be 'lucky' if a snake injects little to no venom during the bite.