Eastern Brown SNAKE BEHAVIOUR EXPLAINED! 

This is one of the most important videos we have ever posted and we hope that everyone can learn something from it and share it with your friends.
Eastern Brown Snakes have a reputation within the community as being "aggressive" and we occassionally hear stories about them chasing people etc. Well I am here to completely debunk those two myths. In fact they couldn’t be further from the truth.
What you have to understand is that Eastern Brown Snake (and any snakes for that matter) want absolutely nothing to do with humans whatsoever. In fact they see us as a potential predator and want to keep well clear of us. If however a Brown snake feels threatened, cornered or in danger they will defend themself with their life! This is a form of defence and is NOT them being "aggressive". They will also NOT chase you. The act of "chasing" involves trying to chase and catch something, and often in the animal world the end result will to eat whatever the predator was chasing. A brown snake does not want to catch us, it simply wants to scare us so that we back off and the brown snake can get away. A brown snake will chase a rat as it wants to eat it, however a Brown snake will not chase a human. EVER!
Now I know there are going to be people come on here saying they were chased by a brown snake. Now if those people are reading or watching this video I ask you to actually think about the situation that you were in. Maybe the brown snake was just defending itself because you were to close? Maybe the snake was coming in your direction because it was trying to find shelter which may have been behind you? Maybe the snake was already travelling in that direction and your paths crossed? I can guarantee that as soon as you backed away from the snake the snake wanted nothing to do with you and probably headed off in a different direction...
Please feel free to ask questions in the comments and we will do our best to answer them.
All you need to remember is that when you see a Brown snake, or any snake for that matter, is to back away and keep your distance and respect the snake and they will leave you alone. The moment you attempt to approach, try to catch or kill the snake that’s when you are asking for trouble.
- Stu

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