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Bonus snake with fresh bagged lettuce please
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[QUOTE="kingofnobbys, post: 1964951, member: 81934"] Aldi investigates after woman claims she found live snake in bag of lettuce [url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-14/live-snake-found-in-aldi-supermarket-packaged-lettuce/100069396]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-14/live-snake-found-in-aldi-supermarket-packaged-lettuce/100069396[/url] [url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/snakes-and-lettuce-shoppers-in-australia-find-venomous-snake-in-aldi-fresh-produce-bag/ar-BB1fD1yv?ocid=msedgdhp]https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/snakes-and-lettuce-shoppers-in-australia-find-venomous-snake-in-aldi-fresh-produce-bag/ar-BB1fD1yv?ocid=msedgdhp[/url] If I found such cute little bonus in my fresh bag of salad , I'd check it's not an elapid , if a python I'd be very tempted to keep it as a pet. This one was an elapid pale-headed snake (Hoplocephalus bitorquatus) info [url=https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Reptiles/Snakes/Common+and+dangerous+species/Pale-headed+Snake]https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Reptiles/Snakes/Common+and+dangerous+species/Pale-headed+Snake[/url] We live in their natural range , sometimes mistaken for black snakes which means the snake often comes out of the encounter killed by the panicked person ( this is usually how the person gets nailed and human envenomation usually happens - best to give the elapid some space and let it leave off it's own accord ). So this adds to the list of nasties found occasionally in fresh produce pins and needles in strawberries funnelweb spiders in cans of coke cola ( first heard of this one in the early 70s - had everyone pouring their cans of drink into paper cups and glasses for a while - including me - creeped lots of Aussies out ) funnelweb spiders in bags of lettuce / salad greens, funnelweb spiders in bunches of grapes red back spiders have been found too but the situation eludes me ( reuseable calico shopping bags ? ) [/QUOTE]
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