A driver had to make an emergency stop on a Melbourne highway after she looked down to discover a deadly snake in her car slithering down her leg.
Police were called to conduct a welfare check on a woman who was “hissing on the side of the road” while trying to stop passing cars, Victoria Police said.
The woman told officers she was driving at 80km/h (50mph) on the Monash Freeway when she felt something on her leg.
Melbourne Snake Control was called to retrieve the animal, which was identified as a tiger snake, one of the most venomous reptiles in the world.
