Beware those tiny fangs! Watch the moment a venomous king brown snake hatches from its egg and and takes its first breath

  • A king brown snake has been filmed hatching at Australia Reptile Park
  • The tiny baby snake will eventually grow to more than 2.5 metres long
  • King brown snakes are one of the longest venomous snakes in the world
  • Video was shared on Facebook and prompted a few squeamish comments  

By MATT OGILVIE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

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A king brown snake has been filmed taking its first breath after it hatched at the Australian Reptile Park.

The tiny baby snake will eventually grow to more than 2.5 metres long and will prey on lizards, birds and frogs.

The birth video was filmed at the Australian Reptile Park, in the Central Coast of New South Wales, by the park’s head of reptiles and venom, Billy Collett, and later posted to their official Facebook page.

Snakes alive: A king brown snake has been filmed taking its first breath after it hatched at the Australian Reptile Park

Snakes alive: A king brown snake has been filmed taking its first breath after it hatched at the Australian Reptile Park

King brown snakes are venomous and are the second longest species in Australia

King brown snakes are venomous and are the second longest species in Australia.

They can carry seven times more venom than the average tiger snake, according to the park’s website.

'Such a special moment caught by our head of Reptiles & Venom Billy Collett! One of our brand new, freshly hatched king brown snakes taking its very first breath!' read the post.

The birth video was filmed at the Australian Reptile Park, in the Central Coast of New South Wales

The birth video was filmed at the Australian Reptile Park, in the Central Coast of New South Wales

However most social media users failed to see the 'cute' side of new born snake video. 

'That aint cute sorry not a fan of snakes,' wrote Jade. 

'OMG .... Just crush it right now before it ever gets out!' Wrote Amy  

Vision of the moment was shared on Facebook: 'One of our brand new, freshly hatched king brown snakes taking its very first breath,' read the post

Vision of the moment was shared on Facebook: 'One of our brand new, freshly hatched king brown snakes taking its very first breath,' read the post

 

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