We recently came across this young carpet python (see image) in a car park at a Nundah body corporate complex.

Our staff have been coming across lots of pythons and other snakes at properties around Brisbane, and our clients have also been reporting a high number snake sightings in and around their common area gardens.

Snakes are a lot more prevalent at this time of year as things start to warm up, but I have never seen as many as I’ve come across over the past two months.

This high number of snake encounters certainly helps keep us on our toes, but it also reminded me of a comment our insurance broker made a few years ago. He jokingly referred to mower men as ‘snake chasers’. At the time I didn’t think this was a fair description of what we did, but lately I’ve started to feel he may have been onto something.

At any rate, keep a close eye out if you are working in your common area gardens (or even on your balcony). We are definitely being a lot more cautious of late.