The children walking along the path did not even suspect that just a few centimeters away from them there was a very poisonous snake (4 photos)

Walking along a dirt road, holding hands, these two children did not even suspect that they were just a few centimeters from death.

Brother and sister played together under blue skies near their home in Eskdale, north-east Victoria, Australia.

Their loving mother Alanna, in order to preserve this moment in memory, decided to photograph the carelessly wandering couple of her babies from behind.

When the mother decided to review the footage after a walk, she came across one of the frames that gave her chills.

She saw that on the path, just a few centimeters to the right of her son's leg, lay a deadly brown snake (or Gunter's false cobra).

This species of snake, which can even cause cardiac arrest within minutes of being bitten, is responsible for 41% of overall snakebite deaths in Australia.

It is the second most venomous snake in the world after McCoy's taipan, found in central eastern Australia.

Snake catcher Barry Goldsmith shared the frightening photo after Alanna's father Mark sent him the scary shot.

“Mark sent me this photo that his daughter Alanna took while walking along the path on their property on the Mitta Mitta River with her children,” the snake catcher said. “No one noticed the great eastern brown snake until they saw it later when looking at photographs.”

The snake, in turn, saw people, but was absolutely indifferent to them, which once again suggests that animals try never to attack first if you treat them with respect.

“This shows that snakes are not aggressive and just need respect. Pretty cool, yeah,” the man said. “Thank you, Mark, for sending me this photo and for your understanding and compassion for the animals with whom we live in our beautiful country.”

We add that eastern brown snakes are responsible for the most deaths from bites than any other group of snakes in Australia.

Experts have rushed to warn homeowners across Australia to be prepared for a surge in dangerous critters this year due to unseasonably warm weather, including a likely increase in the number of venomous brown snakes. .