Australia toddler chasing snake uncovers nest of 110 venomous serpent eggs

Workers from Wild Conservation were called to a Sydney home after the two-year-old spotted the eggs in the front yard

The eggs belonged to the Eastern Brown, the second-most venomous land snake in the world

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The Eastern Brown is the second-most venomous land snake in the world. File photo: Handout

Published: 9:30am, 16 Mar 2023Updated: 10:05am, 16 Mar 2023

A toddler in Australia chased a snake through their front yard, leading to the discovery of a nest of 110 eggs belonging to the world’s second-most venomous snake species, a wildlife management company said.

Wild Conservation said in a Facebook post last week that it was called to a family home in Sydney last week to address a “brown snake problem”.

The family had informed the company that it had spotted several hatchling snakes in their front garden over the course of a month. They decided to call Wild Conservation for help after their two-year-old child tailed a hatchling on March 8, according to the company’s Facebook post.

Wild Conservation said its workers visited the property and started to dig around in the front yard of the property, eventually finding a nest of some 110 hatched Eastern Brown snake eggs.

The Eastern Brown is the second-most venomous land snake in the world. Its venom contains toxins that can paralyse the nerves of the heart and lungs of a human, according to the Billabong Sanctuary.