SNAKE catchers are being kept busy on the Border as the weather heats up, with one handler catching eight in one day.
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Tristan Hamilton has been receiving calls for assistance in the past month, with the workload expected to grow as the temperature rises.
He said fellow catcher Chris Porter recently caught eight brown snakes in separate jobs in one day, with most found in more rural locations.
“As their food starts getting low and the weather gets hotter, you’ll see them in town a bit more,” Mr Hamilton said.
While the animals can be aggressive after coming out of hibernation, Mr Hamilton said their instincts were to flee, rather than fight.
“Unless you try to kill them, or do what I do and catch them,” he said.
“Once they feel threatened, they like to have a little snap back – 90 per cent of bites occur when people try to catch them or kill them.
“If you leave them alone, they're more scared of you than you are of them.”
People are urged to keep a close watch when snakes are spotted and call a catcher.