MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard. Snake catcher Dylan Cooper arrived that afternoon. Stein helped rake away mulch as Cooper bagged 102 pregnant and newborn snakes.

Shocked David Stein said experts plucked more than 100 snakes from his garden, with the sheer number even shocking the professional catcher he hired for the job

An Australian man has described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney garden. David Stein called Reptile Relocation Sydney after watching around six snakes slither into the mulch.

Homeowner horrified as over 100 venomous snakes removed from backyard - Neighbours helped catch 102 venomous red-bellied black snakes

Sydney resident David Stein learned from an internet search that the half-dozen snakes he saw slithering around on a pile of mulch in his backyard were likely pregnant, as the red