'Hey Kiddo, You're a Good Size': Venomous Red-Bellied Black Snake Untangled From Engine Bay

A snake catcher on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast bravely rescued a “highly venomous” red-bellied black snake that had made its home in an engine bay.

Footage released by Stuart McKenzie of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 shows the rescue, carried out by catcher Glenn.

“Hey kiddo, you’re a good size actually,” Glenn says as he tries untangle the snake from the engine. Credit: Stuart McKenzie via Storyful

Video transcript

Hey, kiddo, you're a good size, actually.

Alright, where's that sharp bit?

Hey, Trust to go around the bloody CAT scan.

Hey, that's my father where he is.

And, um where he could get alright, little mate.

Just so Yeah, And introduce yourself, but yeah, Just take that one and say yeah, have a cheer.

Go on.

It's alright.

You can't get through.

Go!

OK, Come on.

Come on, come on, let go!

Come on, let go!

There you go!

Come on!

You can do it.

Let go!

Gosh!

Yeah!

Let go!

No tickle, tickle, tickle Just come on!

Hey, stop that!

No!

Come on, Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle!

Come on!

Do what?

Come on, You can do it.

Work with me.

Come on.

Oh, come on!

Seriously Killing It's a killing.

Good work And out you come.

Thank you very much.

I know I was doing It was a th 321 and you're free.

Hello?

OK, I'll get you straight in the bag.

Hey, it's alright.

No injuries.

You all That's enough from you.

Come on here That somewhere nice and dark for you.

Excuse me.

Done