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Can you spot the “extremely dangerous” venomous snake among the leaves?

<p><span>Internet users have been left baffled after only 17 out of 19,000 people can spot the venomous snake hidden in a photo..</span></p> <p><span>This picture was taken in Doreen, Victoria, and disguised in the surroundings is a venomous lowland copperhead snake.</span></p> <p><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SnakeHunterAus/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Victorian snake catcher Mark Pelley</strong></span></a> posted two images to Facebook, asking his followers to spot two venomous snakes.</span></p> <p><span>The first image was of the lowland copperhead snake, hidden on a fairly bare patch of land.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span><img width="498" height="280" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/43894/1_498x280.jpg" alt="1 (32)"/><br /></span></p> <p><span>"If you get bitten by one it's still a life threatening emergency," Mark said.</span></p> <p><span>The second image posted by Mark contained a hidden eater brown in South Morang.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span><img width="498" height="280" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/43895/2_498x280.jpg" alt="2 (23)"/><br /></span></p> <p><span>Mark said that only one person could point out the snake correctly.</span></p> <p><span>Mark doesn’t just post these photos as a fun game but tries to educate people through them.</span></p> <p><span>He told 7News Online, "Snakes are about but people don't notice them.”</span></p> <p><span>"If they were out to get people then there would be a lot more snake bites," he added.</span></p> <p><span>Social media users highlighted just how difficult it was to spot the snakes.</span></p> <p><span>One Facebook user wrote, "Ok this is really bad I can never find them!"</span></p> <p><span>Another joked: "Join local snake catcher pages they said.... it'll help relieve your anxieties they said."</span></p> <p><span>"Um. I can't see either and would be bitten by both!"</span></p> <p><span>Can you spot the snakes?</span></p> <p><span>Scroll through the gallery to see where the snakes are hidden.</span></p> <p><span>Did you find them? Let us know in the comments below.</span></p> <p><em>Image credit: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SnakeHunterAus/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Snake Hunter via Facebook</strong></span></a></em></p>

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Mum unknowingly takes photo of her daughter next to venomous snake

<p>Bianca Dickson was taking photos of her daughter outside her house in Victoria, Australia.</p> <p>Once the mother had finished taking the shots for a children’s fashions shoot, she went inside to check the photos and realised that a snake had been next to her daughter the entire time.</p> <p>Her two-year-old daughter was only inches away from the snake that the mother assumed was bark flying around due to the weather.</p> <p>The brown snake is considered one of the most venomous snakes in Australia and is responsible for more deaths in Australia than any other snake. </p> <div id="fb-root"></div> <div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1275140935895276" data-width="500" data-show-text="true"> <blockquote class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"> <p>OH MY Golly....snakes are on the move!!! I was out taking a photo of my daughter for Jodie @twinklestardesigns and...</p> Posted by <a href="#">Bianca Dickinson</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1275140935895276&amp;set=o.22265760886&amp;type=3">Tuesday, 28 March 2017</a></blockquote> </div> <p>Bianca Dickson wrote on Facebook, “OH MY Golly....snakes are on the move!!! I was out taking a photo of my daughter for Jodie @twinklestardesigns and thought I saw something move!”</p> <p>“It's really windy here so I thought it was a bit of bark flying from the tree. Looked up to see this massive brown had just passed my 2-year-old. I can't believe it didn't touch her!!! Once I was home I checked my camera and found this shot.”</p> <p>Bianca’s photo has received 22 000 reactions on Facebook since it was shared on Wednesday afternoon.</p> <p><em>Image credit: Bianca Dickinson via Facebook </em></p>

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Venomous sea snakes washing up on Aussie beaches

<p>Wild weather conditions have led to a number of sea snakes washing up on Aussie beaches.</p> <p>The yellow-bellied sea snake is highly venomous and normally entirely aquatic, but strong winds, storms and ocean turbulence can cause them to be displaced.</p> <p>The serpents have been spotted at several beaches along the coast of New South Wales.</p> <p>Wires reptile expert Gary Pattinson encouraged people to throw the snakes back into the water, telling ABC News, “They generally live their whole lives at sea. When they’re getting washed up, it’s generally a good sign there’s been extremely stormy weather or the snake itself is injured or sick. Weaker snakes will get tired – they don’t have the strength to fight the ocean.”</p> <p>Sea snake strandings are reportedly very rare, with Mr Pattinson saying he’s only encountered five or six instances over the course of more than a decade of working with reptiles. </p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/01/spot-chewbacca-in-this-image/"><strong>Can you find Chewbacca in this illustration?</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/01/pit-bulls-rescue-blind-cats/"><strong>Pit bulls acts as surrogate mum to blind cats</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/01/worlds-first-robot-with-a-heart/"><strong>World’s first robot with a heart</strong></a></em></span></p>

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