Grant Denyer’s wife, Chezzi, is praised for taking on a venomous brown snake while going into “fierce mom mode” to protect her young daughters.
The wife of TV personality Grant Denyer has been praised for her fearless reaction to finding a deadly brown snake in her family’s backyard.
The eastern brown snake is highly venomous and is responsible for approximately 60 percent of human snakebite deaths in Australia.
Grant posted a video on Instagram Monday of his wife Chezzi shooing the reptile away with a pair of roasting tongs as he and his three daughters, Sailor, Scout and Sunday, took refuge inside the house.
Chezzi Denyer, the wife of TV character Grant Denyer, has been praised for her fearless reaction to finding a deadly brown snake in her family’s backyard. She shooed the reptile away with a pair of barbecue tongs (circled) after she approached the family dog.
The footage shows a quick-thinking Chezzi grabbing a broom and tongs and then confronting the snake, which was uncomfortably close to the family dog, outside the back door.
“When Mr. Brown comes to visit, trust the girl who had snakes as a kid to take care of him,” a proud Grant captioned the footage on Instagram.
In the video, Grant could be heard in the background yelling, ‘See him, Chez? He’s coming up the stairs.
Grant (left) posted a video to Instagram Monday of Chezzi (right) dealing with the snake as he and his three daughters, Sailor, Scout and Sunday, took refuge inside the house.
“Just a mom trying to cook dinner on time when the kids see a big snake coming for the dog,” Chezzi replied calmly.
The snake eventually retreated to the paddock and Chezzi then returned inside to serve his family dinner.
Famous friends of the Deniers praised the mother of three for her reaction to the snake.
In the video, Grant could be heard in the background yelling, ‘See him, Chez? coming down the stairs
The snake eventually retreated to the paddock and Chezzi returned inside to serve his family dinner.
The Morning Show host Larry Emdur commented, “Brother, first of all, I love how you scream for Chezzi (what a brave husband and protective father you are).”
‘Mom is so brave… I love you, Mom!’ added Lisa Wilkinson.
If you are faced with a snake, do not approach it or try to contain it yourself. Call a professional snake catcher in your area or the WIRES Rescue Line on 1300 094 737.