![Snake catchers Brooke and Tony Harrison caught this snake in a child's play area in Tallebudgera, on the Gold Coast. Photo: Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catcher Snake catchers Brooke and Tony Harrison caught this snake in a child's play area in Tallebudgera, on the Gold Coast. Photo: Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catcher](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/GJZ5TVpAk84wrTzsQfLQRB/a37baf3b-2399-4976-a26d-cc33ec45ea2b.jpg/r0_0_620_348_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A mother has discovered one of the world's most deadly snakes wrapped around her child's toys at a suburban Gold Coast home.
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Snake catchers Tony and Brooke Harrison were called to the Tallebudgera home on Thursday afternoon to catch what they had been told was a carpet python.
But when they arrived Ms Harrison quickly recognised they were dealing with something much more dangerous: an eastern brown snake, the world's second most toxic land animal.
The 1.7metre-long male was nestled amongst toys, but was trying to return outside and continue his primary quest - finding a mate.
Like young men in their 20s, snakes "drop common sense" during mating season, Mr Harrison told AAP.
"He was on a mission," he said.
"But he was stopped by that invisible barrier called glass."
The Harrisons bagged the snake without incident and were back at work on Thursday afternoon.
AAP