When she arrived, Miss Corby said the snake was worked up because it had been in the sun for nearly half an hour.
‘‘They’d been watching it for 25 minutes maybe,’’ she said.
‘‘He was pretty warm as he had been in the sun for all that time and he didn’t feel like he could go anywhere because they had circled him.’’
Miss Corby said with the dry conditions, snakes were moving into towns on the search for food and water.
She said people should not panic if they came across a snake.
‘‘The first thing to do is stop and take a big deep breath and try and stay as calm as possible,’’ she said.
‘‘Let the snake find a path away from you, and move away from the snake.
‘‘If possible, from a safe distance, keep an eye on it so it’s much easier for us to catch it.
‘‘It’s all about staying calm.
‘‘They don’t want to bite you.’’
■If you see a snake, phone Tania Corby on 0409 575 164
