A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard. David Stein called a snake catcher last week after watching about six snakes slither into the mulch. He learned from an internet search that pregnant red bellies pile together to give birth. Stein helped the snake catcher rake up the adult and newborn snakes. He said: “Just seeing that amount in one group, it gives you a bit of the shudders." The snake catcher ended up collecting five adult snakes and 97 offspring. They'll be released in a national park. Meanwhile, Stein is getting rid of the mulch pile.
