This may be our most ‘Aussie’ story ever. A man has been pulled over by police in central Queensland after noticing the one thing you never want to see sitting in the passenger seat – a brown snake.
The ABC reports the 27-year-old, known as Jimmy, had been driving along the Dawson Highway on 15th June when he noticed the unwelcome passenger.
“I’m driving at 100 kilometres an hour and I just started to brake,” he told police. “And the more I moved my legs… it just started to wrap around me.”
“Its head started to strike at the seat and between my legs.”
Jimmy reportedly fought the snake off with his work knife and seat belt, before stowing the reptile in the ute’s rear tray.
He then made a bee-line for the nearest hospital, but unfortunately, he did so well over the speed limit.
Police clocked the motorist at 123km/h when they pulled him over.
“Although the traffic officer had heard his fair share of excuses for speeding, he soon realised this was not just another colourful tale and promptly sought medical assistance,” police said in a statement.
You can check out the video of the incident that Queensland Police shared online here.
