Queensland

Reptile expert Stuart McKenzie initially thought he was dealing with a highly-venomous brown snake, which is considered to be the second most toxic land snake in the world.

The predator was described as a "monster" by a snake-catcher, who said it was "one of the biggest" he's caught in some time.

"You're kidding me, that's incredible," a snake catcher said, remarking on the serpent's hiding abilities.

The eastern brown is considered the second most toxic land snake in the world and a bite with its venom can result in death.

The highly venomous 6-foot-long beast can be seen lunging at a snake catcher in the nail-biting clip.

The snake catcher said he was "lucky" to find the reptile, which had slithered indoors to escape the heat.

The picture shows a fin just outside a fence in a man's backyard, but some people think it may just be a hoax.

The uninvited guest was wrangled while attempting to flee from an open window above the toilet, after destroying a number of bathroom items.

It is believed the eastern brown snake mistook the hose for another nearby serpent.

"It is hard to imagine what would motivate someone to do that to an animal. It is beyond belief. It is deplorable," said local wildlife agency chief Lindsay Delzoppo in a statement.

Police released bodycam video of the incident showing how officers helped to remove the snake.

A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital by personnel from the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and is reportedly in a stable condition.

"The Carpet Python did its best to try and eat it upside down but the possum proved too heavy for the snake to hold," Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers wrote on Facebook.

The woman was said to have had a "hell of a fright" when she discovered the red-bellied black snake in her car.

The large carpet python may have entered the house through a garage door that was left open.

Stretching nearly 10 feet long, the snakes were "some of the biggest and fattest" ever seen, according to a local official.

The 29-year-old woman told local reporters "I still love sharks. Sharks are beautiful," on her way to the hospital.

"There's... crocodiles in the proximity of where the vessel was located and other marine activity that would be quite concerning if someone were to have entered the water," one police officer said.

The ornate eagle ray is wideley distributed across the Western Indo-Pacific but is naturally low in numbers and populations are declining.

"This type of feeding is very risky, as dolphins run the risk of remaining stranded," said researcher Daniele Cagnazzi.

"A huge albino Burmese python! How damn beautiful is this snake," the snake catcher who captured the massive reptile wrote on social media. "It's such a shame that they are illegal here in Australia."

Barbara Marincic, 83, was spotted in a cane field by crew members of an RACQ Central Queensland rescue helicopter just before 2 p.m. on Monday—after about four days missing from her home.

Information stored by a geologist's daughter contained data that helped determine the makers of a series of dinosaur tracks found on a cave ceiling in Australia.

The photo was taken by wildlife photographer Kristian Laine, who spotted the uniquely pigmented ray near Lady Elliot Island.

The 26-year-old student was found in "surprisingly good spirits," according to the Queensland Ambulance Service who were at the scene.

Footage shows 20 sharks as they wait for pipis to emerge from the sea on Torres Strait beach on Mer Island, Australia.

"It just seems to me that every bat in Australia is now in Ingham," Raymon Jayo, mayor of Hinchinbrook, said.

The injured crocodile was found with a steel arrow piercing its body and several stab wounds to its neck and throat in northern Queensland, Australia.

Coree Summerville had been fishing at The Strand Pier in Townsville in Queensland, Australia, when he spotted a struggling turtle.

"It's not something you see every day," the tour operator who shared the photo suggested.