An Ipswich based snake catcher has won a war of attrition against a huge 1.8 metre Eastern Brown snake that took up residence in a rock wall west of Brisbane..

The huge extremely venomous reptile frustrated Andrew Smedley for five hours before his patience was finally rewarded.

It may be a battle he has to wage again.

Andrew tells Mark he is only allowed by law to relocate the snake a kilometre from where it was captured.

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