Snake emerging from woman's car mid-drive is the stuff of nightmares

Er, nope.
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Sam Haysom
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The internet has no doubt done a lot of wonderful things, but convincing the world that Australia is a safe place to live is definitely not one of them.

It's only been a day since that horrendous footage emerged of a giant snake casually devouring another giant snake, and now this:

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Oh. Dear. God.

If you think you've driven in scary conditions, just be thankful that you've never experienced "a big red-bellied black snake" dangling in front of your windshield for a full hour.

Sally Grunden from South Australia shared the footage on Facebook on Monday, where it quickly racked up 100,000 views.

Oh, and it doesn't stop there. To make this even more shudder-inducing, she shared the following update on Tuesday:

Doesn't sound like Mr Snake's going to be relinquishing his new home anytime soon...

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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