A venomous snake was spotted swimming in flood waters and a warning was issued
The warning was issued by the NSW SES Far West Command Unit following reports of children jumping off the historic Burke Wharf and into the flooding Darling River.
“It looks like a lot of fun until someone gets stuck.
“The river is still rising and will continue to rise for the next few weeks. So be careful. Don’t goose. Stay dry and stay out of trouble. please give me.”
NSW SES currently has 70 flood warnings issued statewide. Of these, seven are emergency levels.
There are now 60 warnings issued statewide, multiple evacuation orders in place, and officials say it could take weeks for the waters to recede completely.
This week, Wildlife Victoria volunteers responded to a call to help wombats trapped in flood waters around Guingin.
During the rescue, they encountered the world’s second deadliest land snake.
Wildlife Victoria told 9news.com.au “We had to deal with a couple of brown snakes trying to escape the flood waters.”
“We took him to a nearby shelter in Ye and put him in a pen with hay to rest.”
In addition to snakes, the Victorian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that floods can bring a variety of other pollutants, including human and livestock excreta, household excrement, industrial and medical hazardous waste, and debris from cars, wood, and more. It warns that it may contain substances.
They said that humans should largely refrain from flooding unless it was absolutely unavoidable.
A venomous snake was spotted swimming in flood waters and a warning was issued
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