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Fearless coworker picks up snake hiding in office desk

Ah, Australia.
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Johnny Lieu
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Sometimes at work, you might encounter a snake.

No, not a deceitful coworker. An actual reptile, like the one found in a cameraman's edit suite at the offices of TV station 9 News Darwin in Australia.

A video of its removal was tweeted by the bureau's news director Kate Limon on Monday. A woman attempts to take control of it, and place it in a shopping bag held by a man -- although without much luck.

"Geez it's not small," someone can be heard saying off camera.

Limon told the NT News she was about to call a snake catcher, until she realised the station's program manager is a wildlife warrior.

"She lives on a property and wasn’t scared at all. In her bloody floral dress and heels — she put us all to shame," she told the newspaper.

The snake was released outside after its little adventure in the world of television, but knowing how the reptiles are in Australia -- there will be another one looking for its 15 minutes of fame soon.

Topics Animals

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