Despite experiencing the second warmest summer on record, Brisbane's vast rainfall is bringing in more than storm water. Routine maintenance work is uncovering snakes in Brisbane and Ipswich sewers.
Queensland Urban Utilities spokeswoman Michelle Cull said snakes have been "slithering into the sewers" since the most recent rainfall. Two pythons and three eastern brown snakes have since been removed.
She said a snake catcher had to be called to remove the snakes, as Urban Utilities teams are not skilled in snake-wrangling.
Residents who encounter snakes are urged to contact a snake catcher.