Sinister tracks in wet concrete appear weeks before deadly discovery
Concreters are probably used to finding their freshly poured slabs being stepped on by animals or people, or signed by someone who wants to leave their mark.
But one concreter in a coastal town in South Australia was likely not expecting to find a snake had slithered over the smooth surface while he was on a break.
A photo of the curious creature’s tracks, which were left behind earlier this month, was shared online by Snake Catchers Adelaide after they were called out to the property on Saturday when a deadly eastern brown was spotted in the yard of the same home.
“A concreter came back after lunch to find this… photo taken two weeks ago and today a brown snake was removed from the backyard in Carrickalinga,” Snake Catchers Adelaide wrote.
Snake catcher Ange Broadstock said she had not seen a snake leave a trail this way before.
“We thought we’ve pretty much seen everything and then we get something like that and it’s excellent. It’s exciting, ” snake catcher Ange Broadstock told Yahoo7.
“Only in Australia, hey.”
The image has generated plenty of discussion online with the post being shared close to 300 times in less than a day.
Many Facebook users made light of the unusual find.
“The snake denied being there but the evidence against it was concrete….” the comment which has garnered the most reaction on the post reads.
“If it was my place I would keep it with the track on the cement. Good conversation starter,” another Facebook user wrote.
“Custom design… more [money emoji],” a third person joked.
While countless people seemed to be very impressed with the discovery, with one calling it “actually awesome”, others agreed it was a terrifying sight.
