Can you find the 'extremely dangerous' venomous snake among the dead leaves?

It is the 'spot the snake' picture that has the internet baffled, after just 17 out of 19,000 people guessed correctly.

Somewhere among scattered leaves and brown dirt on a patch of land in Doreen, Victoria, lies a venomous reptile - the lowland copperhead snake.

And while some eagle-eyed snake sleuths might think it is easy to spot, Mark Pelley 'The Snake Hunter' said very few people are able to find it.

Can you see the dangerously venomous snake? Source: The Snake Hunter/ Facebook
Can you see the dangerously venomous snake? Source: The Snake Hunter/ Facebook

Mr Pelley, a snake catcher based in Victoria, posted two images asking his followers to find two hidden venomous snakes earlier this week.

One was of the lowland copperhead snake, seemingly hidden on a fairly bare patch of land. He described the reptile as "extremely dangerous".

"If you get bitten by one it's still a life threatening emergency," Mr Pelley said.

The other image posted by The Snake Hunter on Monday left people guessing about another concealed reptile - an eastern brown in South Morang.

Mr Pelley said only one person pointed it out correctly.

There is an eastern brown in this picture. Source: The Snake Hunter/ Facebook
There is an eastern brown in this picture. Source: The Snake Hunter/ Facebook
Only one person out of thousands guessed the snake's location. Source: The Snake Hunter
Only one person out of thousands guessed the snake's location. Source: The Snake Hunter

Mr Pelley said he doesn't just post these pictures for fun.

He told 7News Online, "Snakes are about but people don't notice them.

"If they were out to get people then there would be a lot more snake bites," he added.

Here is the lowland copperhead snake. Source: The Snake Hunter/ Facebook
Here is the lowland copperhead snake. Source: The Snake Hunter/ Facebook

And the comments on the images confirm just how difficult they can be to spot.

One Facebook user wrote: "Ok this is really bad I can never find them!"

Another joked: "Join local snake catcher pages they said.... it'll help relieve your anxieties they said.

"Um. I can't see either and would be bitten by both!"