A DEADLY snake was seen slithering along George St, Sydney sending people into a panic.
Snake handler, Harley Jones from Snake’s in the City, was called to George St around 2.20pm with reports of a red-bellied black snake on the loose.
Mr Jones was contacted by police and two other witnesses to remove the snake from the busy area outside a hotel.
After taking the full grown red-bellied black snake to a Crows Nest vet, Mr Jones said the snake has a good chance of survival despite having blood on its head.
“The snake’s injury is as much of a mystery as why it was there in the first place,” he said.
“There was quite a lot of blood on the footpath, it could be a lung injury.”
Mr Jones said he was pleasantly surprised by the amount of people concerned for the snake’s welfare.
“People were more curious than scared, which is really fantastic to see,” he said.
The venue manager at the Morrison Bar said staff rushed to close the doors and call police as soon as they saw there was a snake out the front.
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The snake is expected to make a full recovery.
All sorts of snakes make their way into Sydney's bars, I'm told.
