[kellyhound]

An Australian couple found a small venomous snake in a bag of lettuce they had bought at the Aldi supermarket.

The scientifically named Hoplocephalus bitorquatus has a type of venom that has the ability to produce some unpleasant symptoms, including severe headache, blurred vision, localized pain, and abnormal bleeding.

The snake measured almost eight inches in length. It is known to be a "shy but nervous species," but it happened to emerge while they were unpacking their groceries.

"It was moving around and flicking its little tongue out,” the couple told: “It was actually its tongue which let me know it wasn’t a giant worm. I would have been more comfortable with a worm, to be honest.” the man told.

The couple called their local wildlife rescue organization Wires; they eventually came to collect the snake. With the assistance of Aldi, the customer and organization were able to trace the lettuce (and, therefore, the snake) back to Toowoomba.

They have since began the process of transporting the snake back to its city of origin.

And what about that lettuce, you ask? Well, it definitely didn't go to waste because the man ate it in a salad wrap the same day.

"I have eaten the lettuce," he revealed: "I washed it thoroughly."

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a36...i-lettuce-bag/

[Awake47]

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