FRANKSTON, AUSTRALIA — Not even the holidays are safe from Mother Nature in Australia, as one woman realized after she found a slithery surprise waiting in her Christmas tree. <br /> <br />In a Facebook post by professional snake catcher Barry Goldsmith that has since gone viral, a one-meter long reptile was retrieved from Frankston, Melbourne residence, where it was peacefully nesting in the home’s Christmas tree. <br /> <br />The homeowner, a woman named Cheryl, spotted the deadly new Christmas decor one morning, which turned out to be a venomous tiger snake. <br /> <br />Notorious for their potentially fatal bites, tiger snakes are one of the most dangerous snakes in Australia, and are common during the summer. <br /> <br />Despite probably knowing all of this, the woman calmly holed herself up in a room before sending a photo of her guest to Goldsmith. <br /> <br />Twenty minutes later, the tiger snake was in a bag, and Christmas was back to normal. <br /> <br />Goldsmith said the snake was eventually released back into the bush, far from humans and other Christmas trees. <br /> <br />Netizens were confused as to how a live snake could get itself onto a plastic Christmas tree, to which Goldsmith replied that the reptile most likely slithered in through an open door.
