Ready to strike her: Terrifying near miss in a Melbourne backyard

A home security system has captured the terrifying moment a
Daniella Vizzini noticed the venomous brown snake slithering through her Lalor backyard yesterday.
The reptile was metres away from two-year-old Eva who was splashing in the pool completely and utterly oblivious to the danger.
Vizzini told
At lightning speed she jumped up and grabbed Eva by the arm, pulling her to safety.
"We were shocked and quite scared actually," she said.
"It was a split-second moment really. And the reaction that just shocked us all.
"Before I knew it I was yanking Eva out of the water so far. It was terrifying."
Eastern brown snakes are Australias second most venomous land snake, and an untreated bite can kill in under half an hour.
Th mum previously claimed the snake was "ready to strike" Eva.
"I saw it rise up out of the ground because it was in like an S shape. It was ready, it was ready to strike her,"
"Ive just screamed Snake! Snake!".
Vizzini said a brown snake sighting in the north Melbourne suburb are unusual.

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