Australia: Woman fends off deadly snake on Melbourne motorway

Police say the woman was "rattled" and "in a state of shock" when she looked down to find the deadly snake by her feet.

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The police were called to conduct a welfare check on the woman, who was "acting hiss-terically on the side of the road" attempting to flag down passing cars, Victoria Police said.

The woman told officers she had been driving at 80km/h (50mph) on the Monash freeway when she felt something on her foot.

Melbourne Snake Control were called in to retrieve the animal, which was identified as a tiger snake, one of the world's most venomous reptiles.

The driver was taken to hospital for a suspected snake bite and is doing well, Melbourne Snake Control said on a social media post.

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