Extremely Venomous Eastern Brown Snake Shuts Down Play at Australian Tournament – Slithers onto Court Near Ballkids During Match
An venomous Eastern brown snake shut down play at the Brisbane Tennis Open on Saturday when it slithered onto the court.
An extremely venonous eastern brown snake slithered onto the court during the Brisbane International tournament on Saturday shutting down play.
The eastern brown snake often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia and southern New Guinea.
The tennis match had to be shut down when the snake crawled out on the court near the ballkids.
You cannot make this up: a 50cm eastern brown snake — considered the second most venomous snake in the world — interrupted the Thiem-McCabe qualifying battle in Brisbane
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