Scary moment snake catcher is left in agony after being bitten on the face by an aggressive scrub python after attempting to show viewers why you SHOULDN'T handle them
A Queensland snake catcher has shown the horrific moment he was bitten on the face by a hostile scrub python.
Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catchers broadcast the scary moment live on their Facebook page on Wednesday morning.
The video shows snake catcher Tony wrangling a two-year-old female scrub python out of it's enclosure for cleaning.
Scrub pythons are one of Australia's largest species of snakes which are often found in North Queensland and known to be very aggressive.
'One thing I can tell you, they're off the charts when it comes to temperament,' Tony says in the video.
'They are really, really cranky.'
Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catchers broadcast catcher Tony getting bitten by a scrub python live on Facebook on Wednesday
SCRUB PYTHONS
Scrub pythons are one of the largest snake species in the world and can grow up to eight metres long.
They are found in North Queensland, Indonesia, Western New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and other tropical islands.
They kill their prey by crushing them between their body in a coil before swallowing them whole.
The venom from a scrub python is not poisonous.
Tony used a two-foot long hook to remove the snake from its pen and get it out into the backyard, with the snake excreting onto Tony and stalking him on the move.
Scrub pythons have really long teeth and have killed people in rare instances.
'They do a lot of damage,' Tony said. 'These ones are a handful.'
Once outside, Tony lets the snake slowly climb its way up his leg and over onto his back, before it circles around his neck and strikes him on the cheek.
'Ah you f**ker!' Tony yelled after the bite.
The bite left blood streaming down Tony's face while the snake continued to slither over his body, before attempting to bite Tony's assistant Brooke as she filmed the encounter.
'Anyone want a cheap scrub python? They're fun, you'll love them,' Tony said.
'Especially when they're four or five metres long and they do this to you and they weigh 10, 15kg or more.'
Tony slowly made his way over to a nearby chair, where Brooke was able to use the hook to move the snake off of his back.
Tony let the two-year-old female scrub python slither up his leg onto his back before the attack
The aggressive snake also tried to bite Tony's assistant Brooke as she filmed the encounter
'It's stinging like anything,' Tony said as he washed the snake poo off his hands.
'This sort of thing happens on the job, you can't help it.'
Tony uploaded a second live feed after the bite to reflect on the snake attack.
'That was a bit embarrassing wasn't it. I have to admit, it's the first time I've been bitten on the face by anything,' he said.
'It doesn't tickle, it got some good holes through my neck.'
The bite left blood streaking down Tony's face. He said it was the first time he had ever been bitten on the face by a snake