Venomous Red-Bellied Black Snake Slithers Into Woman's Home, Ransacks Living Room

When Australian TikToker Sarah Kirkman returned home one day, she found her living room in a mess and was shocked to find the "intruder"-- a venomous red-bellied snake sitting on her television set.

Kirkman shared glimpses of her ransacked bedroom and the red-bellied reptile on TikTok, saying it was her fourth snake encounter of the month. "It’s official, I have a snake plague," Kirkman was heard saying in the video.

She revealed that she saw a red-belly coiled near her feet just two days ago. "Just two days ago, I walked into my laundry and heard a loud hissing sound, looked down, and found another red belly at my feet," Kirkman said in the video.

"Just some highlights of the redbelly catch and relocation," the description of the video read. Kirkman added that she had to enlist the help of her neighbor to remove the snake as the local snake removal expert was unavailable at that time.

The video, posted on Sunday, has since raked in more than 300,000 views as of Wednesday.

The red-bellied snake is indigenous to Australia and is predominantly seen in eastern parts of the nation. The snakes have an average length of 1.25 m with glossy black upperparts, bright red or orange flanks, and a pink or dull red belly. Experts say the snakes aren't characteristically aggressive and tend to retreat in the presence of a human. However, they are likely to attack if provoked.

A person who is bitten by a red-bellied snake is expected to have symptoms like nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. He may even face the prospect of amputation due to severe infection but there are no recorded deaths.