Overview

• David Stein, a Sydney homeowner, called snake catchers after spotting six red-bellied black snakes in his backyard mulch pile.
• Reptile Relocation Sydney removed 102 snakes in total, consisting of five adults and 97 newborns, with some giving birth during the removal process.
• Experts believe the extraordinary number of snakes may have resulted from gravid females congregating for safety or due to a lack of suitable birthing sites, possibly triggered by unusually hot weather.
• The snakes, a protected species, were relocated to a remote national park to ensure no human interaction in the future.
• This record-breaking discovery has drawn interest from researchers and highlights the unique reproductive behavior of red-bellied black snakes.