March 9 Reddit post that the snake didn’t bite him."It definitely went for me," Malcolm’s comment said. "It jumped – which I have never seen before – and went over my Crocs!"If the name "Tiger Snake" isn’t vicious enough, there is at least 1 death from tiger snake bites every year, on average, according to Australia’s Clinical Toxinology Resources at the University of Adelaide.
Tiger snakes are highly venomous and are found in southern and eastern, but not inland mainland Australia, and also on southern offshore islands, including Tasmania, according to the university.AdvertisementStoryful contributed to this story. .