{"id":3183,"date":"2025-08-13T14:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/venomous-snake-found-napping-in-model-train-set-tunnel\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:23:20","slug":"venomous-snake-found-napping-in-model-train-set-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/venomous-snake-found-napping-in-model-train-set-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Venomous snake found napping in model train set tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2025-08-13 14:23:17<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A curious brown tree snake has become an unlikely viral star after it was discovered napping inside a model train set in Australia.<BR><br \/>\nDescribed as \u201chealthy and rather large,\u201d the serpent had apparently decided the miniature railway tunnel was the perfect spot for a quiet snooze.<BR><br \/>\nSnake catcher Luke McKenzie shared the bizarre encounter on social media, posting a video of the careful removal process. In the clip, McKenzie gently coaxes the snake out from the tunnel nestled among the tracks, explaining that the reptile was preparing to shed its skin\u2014a process that often makes snakes seek out dark, enclosed spaces.<BR><br \/>\nSunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24\/7 staffer McKenzie said in the Facebook video: \u201cThis one decided to have a sleep in the train set.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s getting ready to shed, which is why it\u2019s looking a bit dull.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nMcKenzie released the snake into a nearby tree, far from the world of miniature locomotives.<BR><br \/>\nHe playfully told the animal: \u201cBack in the tree where you belong, away from the model train set.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nThe clip has since garnered thousands of views, with commenters praising McKenzie\u2019s calm approach and the snake\u2019s surprisingly chill demeanor.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-08-13 14:23:17 A curious brown tree snake has become an unlikely viral star after it was discovered napping inside a model train set in Australia. Described as \u201chealthy and rather&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3185,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3183\/revisions\/3185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}