Snakes
Deadly snake holds up play during Thiem’s match in Brisbane
Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem was taking on Australian youngster James McCabe when an eastern brown snake slithered onto the court.
- by Melissa Woods
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Perspective
City life
Yes, Brissie backyards come with snakes. Removing them creates another risk
There’s a perception that snakes don’t belong in urban environments and that, if spotted, need to be relocated. Should we rethink that?
- by Courtney Kruk
Snakes are on the move early this spring. This is what you need to know
A warmer than average winter has triggered an early start to snake season, prompting a surge in calls from people finding the reptiles in their gardens, roofs and wall cavities.
- by Catherine Naylor
Explainer
Science
1.5 billion humans share their bodies with worms. But how does one get into a brain?
Surgeons plucked a live roundworm from a woman’s brain in a hospital in Australia. What was it doing there?
- by Liam Mannix
Hikers urged to talk the talk while walking the walk to ward off snakes
Queensland researchers have debunked the long-held myth that snakes are deaf, and as such, they’ve suggested a simple strategy to ward them off.
- by Tracey Ferrier
Not so fast ... smoko rudely interrupted by deadly intruder
Super-cool snake catcher Ayla Manson was having a break after a job well done when she realised it wasn’t over yet.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
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Queensland
Snake bite claims life of south-east Queensland man
The Lockyer Valley man, in his 60s, was believed to have been bitten by an eastern brown snake.
- by Cameron Atfield
Opinion
Column 8
Snakes site themselves without need for high-vis
So many options and nothing that fits.
Boy, 5, rescued from Byron Bay pool with python wrapped around his leg
A five-year-old boy in Byron Bay is recovering at home after a python lunged at him, bit him and rolled with him into the family swimming pool, the child’s father said.
- by Catherine Naylor and Sally Rawsthorne
Toddler lucky to be alive after deadly snake bite east of Perth
By the time Arlo Kohn reached Northam Hospital he had gone limp. He’d been bitten by one of Australia’s deadliest snakes while playing in his backyard.
- by Sarah Brookes and Elly Cormack