Venomous Snake Found Alive Inside Aldi Lettuce Bag

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Venomous Snake Found Alive Inside Aldi Lettuce Bag

Supermarket chain Aldi has launched an investigation after an Australian couple were shocked to find a live poisonous snake in a bag of lettuce.

A juvenile pale-headed snake was found in a two-pack of lettuce which Alexander White and his partner, Amelie Neate, bought in an Aldi supermarket in Mosman, Sydney, on Monday.
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Check packaged lettuces carefully. Last night my son found a baby pale-headed snake in with his baby cos lettuce from Aldi," she posted on the Facebook group Mosman Living. She posted pictures of the poisonous reptile slivering over the lettuce leaves.

A snake handler from the non-profit Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) arrived to retrieve the animal, which was transferred to a heated container.

https://www.newsweek.com/venomous-snake-found-alive-inside-aldi-lettuce-bag-1583575


A pale headed snake

[hlthe2b]

1. Quite an interesting-looking snake. I inspect possibly imported produce closely now--spiders

coming in on bananas and other fruit from S. America is not that rare an occurrence and some are highly venomous.

Not overly concerned, but...

[tanyev]

2. Aaaiieee!!!

[smirkymonkey]

13. That would pretty much be my reaction.

I HATE snakes! Even the harmless kind.

[Tree Lady]

14. Me to I would freak

Run screaming from the house.

My kids brought in a baby non poisonness snake decades ago and I ran in bathroom and locked door. All the kids were laughing at me.

[Tom Kitten]

3. Glad they found a heated container for the little fella

Hopefully it will compensate for the cold welcome it undoubtedly received...

[speak easy]

7. It is being returned to the vicinity

where the lettuce was harvested - but presumably not the lettuce patch itself.

[sarisataka]

4. It's Australia

Don't you return the lettuce if there isn't a venomous snake in the package?

[speak easy]

8. Or a platypus in your burger :)

[mitch96]

10. Crikey!!! nt

[doc03]

5. Did they change extra for it?

[magicarpet]

6. Think of it as a retail gifting episode,...

Like a Happy Meal with a free toy enclosed or Cracker Jack carmel popcorn with the little trinket gift at the bottom of the box.

[bahboo]

9. Australia....where even your food kills you...

[MontanaMama]

11. Yikes.

[Blue Owl]

12. Perfect for a Sidewinder Salad

[cinematicdiversions]

15. First of all talk about Coals to Newcastle...

[Quemado]

16. Is lettuce grown in Matt Gaetz's district?

Asking for a friend.

[newdayneeded]

17. WOW!!!!!!!

There are Aldi's in Australia!

[speak easy]

18. There are Cats and Dogs too :)