COVID-19 momentarily became a secondary concern to staff at a testing clinic in Sydney's west on Mon, when testers spotted a number of red-bellied black snakes at the clinic.
The site was temporarily closed as the team waited for snake catcher, Sean Cade, to trap and relocate the snakes.
Cade told Nine News that it was not unusual to see snakes in the area at this time of year, noting "the red-bellied black snakes may have misread RAT testing".
"Staff had originally sighted a medium-sized snake on Fri last week, and due to improved weather conditions and the influx of babies being born over the last couple of months, they sighted a couple of baby snakes again on Mon," he said.
"So they temporarily closed the testing facility until we attended."
Cade noted that while the red-bellied black snakes are venomous, they have a "docile nature" and rarely bite.
Dispensary Corner will continue to maintain its policy of staying as far away from snakes as possible, rather than running the risk of encountering a snappy one.
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