Horror as Man Finds Huge Snake Curled Up in His Mailbox

A video of a resident finding an unusual package waiting in his mailbox has gone viral on TikTok.

The clip, captured in Australia, was posted by @brick_moranis and has amassed more than 5.1 million views since it was first shared on April 16.

A voice is heard saying, "Good luck to me." A hand inserts a key into the mailbox and opens the lid to find a snake curled up inside, next to a flyer. There also appears to be some snails stuck to the lid. "Holy son of a..." the voice says, adding, 'Oh, there's his face too." As the camera zooms in on the snake, the voice simply says "Australia" before the clip ends.

A hashtag shared with the post and images from the Australian Museum suggests the snake in the video is a diamond python.

"Pythons are nonvenomous but can inflict a painful bite. Teeth can break off and remain embedded in the victim," the museum says.

Found in large bushland areas and the national parks of Sydney, the diamond python can be hard to detect due to its nocturnal, slow-moving ways. In daylight hours, you might see them in trees, and they are sometimes found in roofs and rafters.

"A diamond python in your roof will not cause any damage but will help control rats and possums," the museum adds.

Australia is home to about 140 species of land snakes and 32 recorded species of sea snakes. Around 100 Australian snakes are venomous, but only 12 are "likely to inflict a wound that could kill you," says the government website for the Australian state of New South Wales, and the most-dangerous snakes are within the front-fanged group.

The government website says: "Snakes are not naturally aggressive and always prefer to retreat. They will only attack humans if hurt or provoked and most bites occur when people try to kill or capture snakes. If you come across a snake in the bush, just calmly walk the other way."

Those who find a snake in their home or garden and want it removed are advised by the government to contact their local snake catcher.

'Cool Looking Parcel'

A caption shared with the viral post reads: "Noticed something move when I tried to pull out the flyer, so had to check what was in the mailbox.

"I guess it [the snake] owns our letterbox now," the caption continues.

TikTok users were amused by the snake sighting in the latest clip.

Pickle & Rubik posted: "not me thinking that was a cool looking parcel."

Nurija wrote: "THIS is why I literally make my kids check the mail box hahahahahahahahaha."

"The snake just chilling when the mail carrier put that letter in like 'thank u ssssssssir'," added nunya.

Cutiepie wrote: "I saw the snails first wondering how they got there, didn't notice the snake as I thought it was a bunch of small packages til its head slightly moved."

Matt posted, "dude I thought we were looking at a nice tie lol [laugh out loud]," and Blake Haslop commented: "At least no one's stealing your mail."

Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok. This video has not been independently verified.

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