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A driver felt something on her leg and looked down to find the world’s fourth most venomous snake hiding in her car.
She managed to fight off the snake as she weaved her way through traffic before pulling into the emergency lane.
Police said officers were called to the motorway near the Toorak Road exit after reports of a barefoot woman trying to stop cars.
“The woman explained that she was traveling 80 km/h on the highway when she felt something on her leg and looked down to find a deadly tiger snake slithering down her leg,” police said in a statement.
Police called Tim Naninga of Melbourne Snake Control to relocate the snake.
“Usually when snakes are in cars they find a really nice little hidden hole and they can stay in there for days and not come out, but we were lucky the snake moved to the back of the car,” he told 9News.
He caught the snake to be safely released into the bush later that afternoon.
“Passing motorists were left baffled as the massive snake was safely removed from the vehicle,” police said.
“And so ended one of the strangest welfare checks you will ever hear of.”
The woman was examined by paramedics to ensure she had not been bitten by the snake and was taken to hospital for observation.
“[It’s] It is a miracle how she got off the road and safely parked the car and called Vic Paul,” Naninga said.
Tiger snakes are the fourth most venomous snake in the world.
Experts say the recent tropical weather Melbourne residents have been experiencing is drawing the snakes out of streams and riverbeds.
We advise anyone who encounters a snake to stay away from it and call a professional.
“Keep calm, keep your distance,” Naninga said.
“They’re not going after you, they’re not there to hurt you.”
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