Last Update: December 20, 2022, 11:58 AM IST
An Australian cricket fan had an encounter with a Tasmanian rattlesnake.
An Australian fan living in Tasmania was so engrossed in the Australia vs South Africa Test match that he failed to notice that a tiger snake had made its way onto his kitchen floor.
Tasmanian fan survives fatal encounter while watching Australia vs South Africa
An Australian fan living in Tasmania was so engrossed in the Australia vs South Africa Test match that he failed to notice that a tiger snake had made its way onto his kitchen floor.
There have been times when you would have missed a meal or two to watch your favorite sport; Or become so committed that you might even lose track of time, but not many people would expect to accidentally meet up with a snake.
Debono was tending the lawns at Wynyard, on Tasmania’s north-west coast, after which he went inside for lunch while also watching the Australia vs. South Africa match. In all his excitement, he didn’t notice that there was a tiger snake lying on his kitchen floor.
Peter Debono shared his thoughts on the incident as quoted by ABC News, “It took me a few seconds to click into gear. It was very strange, something you didn’t expect. We were batting. We just lost a few wickets.” I had left the back door open so it must have gone straight into the kitchen in front of me in the lounge.”
The Tasmanian cricket fan reached for a broom in an attempt to whisk the snake away, but it only managed to crawl under his dishwasher. Mr Debono immediately called the relevant authorities and locked his dogs until the arrival of North West Snake Catchers.
Kate Downing, a snake catcher arrived at the scene and found the snake lying comfortably between the pipes in the cupboard next to the dishwasher. His assessment was that Tiger Snake was trying to escape the heat.
Talking about the match, the first match of the series between Australia and South Africa was relatively low scoring. South Africa opened for 152 runs in their first innings. In return, the Australians were able to outclass the visitors by scoring 218 runs with the help of a brilliant batting performance by Travis Head.
South Africa’s batting line-up crumbled under even more pressure in their second innings, putting up just 99 runs on the board. This left the home team with an easy target of 34 runs to win.
Australia managed to do so with six wickets in hand, as they now lead the three-match Test series 1-0. The second Test between Australia and South Africa will be played in Melbourne from December 26 to 30. Cricket floor.
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