A venomous snake delayed the start of an AFLW game in Blacktown, Australia by half an hour as players waited for a snake catcher to remove it from the field. The red-bellied black snake, which the Australian Museum says will only bite under extreme circumstances, was spotted on the field before Greater Western Sydney Giants played Richmond Tigers in the AFWL, the women’s Australian football league. “It’s pretty interesting,” said the Giants’ head of women’s football Briana Harvey during the delay, according to the AFL. “There’s a little red-bellied black snake on the ground at the moment, just in one of the far pockets. After the delay, the Giants sunk to their third consecutive loss of the season as Richmond completed a 19-point victory.

Source: CNN September 16, 2023 18:53 UTC