Vincent Price killed by eastern brown snake in Kensington Grove, Queensland, after catching it

A hero husband who tragically died after rescuing his wife from an eastern brown snake was looking forward to celebrating his 38th wedding anniversary with his partner.

Vincent Price, a father of two, sprang into action just before 10 a.m. Saturday after his wife saw the snake slithering through their house as the couple watched television at their Eileen Court home in Kensington Grove, in the Lockyer Valley. , in southeast Queensland.

Price, in his 60s, was an experienced snake handler and had kept several pet pythons, so he immediately grabbed the reptile.

While the initial capture went well, tragedy is understood to have occurred when Price attempted to release the eastern brown snake, the second most venomous snake in the world, back into the wild.

‘That’s when it turned around and bit him, he got in the car. And I came straight home and collapsed inside,’ neighbor Michelle Vedredi told the mail.

‘His wife called triple-0 did CPR. But it was too late. They both came and tried CPR too.

Ms Vedredi said another neighbor told her they heard the man’s wife “screaming through the fence for help before the ambulances arrived.”

Neighbors at Eileen Court have reported seeing several deadly brown snakes in the area with one claiming to have seen four in recent weeks.

Eastern brown snakes are the second most dangerous venomous snake in the world and are known to be very aggressive.

The snake’s venom can kill a person in half an hour with effects including paralysis, uncontrollable bleeding, and difficulty breathing.

There has been an increase in snake sightings in Australia as the country grapples with its third consecutive La Niña weather system.

Neighbors said they had seen increased numbers of brown snakes around Lockyer Valley (above) in the weeks leading up to the attack.

One of Mr. Price’s neighbors said he saw four brown snakes before they attacked him (Price’s street in the photo)

Lockyer Valley snake catcher Chris Jennings told Daily Mail Australia that land development in the area meant the snakes’ natural habitat was disrupted, causing them to seek refuge elsewhere.

He said the recent warm weather had also contributed to the snakes seeking refuge, including in people’s homes.

However, he emphasized that it was more important to be informed about snakes than to be afraid of them.

“Snakes don’t really want to attack people,” he said.

“The best thing people can do is learn about the snakes in their area and get first aid training.”

The last reported death in Queensland was in November after a woman in her 50s was bitten in North Burnett.

Queensland Police confirmed that a report would be prepared for the coroner.