Snake Appears on Car Hood as Couple Drives Along Highway: 'He's Angry'

An angry snake has been filmed appearing on the hood of a car as a couple drives along an Australian highway.

Kerry Jenkins and her partner were driving home to Forster, New South Wales, when a "little yellow head" popped out of the car bonnet as the vehicle was still moving

"We didn't know what to do! We assumed it would just fly off, and didn't think it would have held on for so long," Jenkins said in a caption to a TikTok video.

In the footage posted to TikTok on December 4—which has received 2.4 million likes— the green tree snake can be seen emerging from the bottom of the windshield.

The green tree snake is a harmless species native to Australia. Although they do possess some venom to help kill prey, it isn't dangerous to humans.

The snake season in Australia is currently in full swing, meaning they are more active. As snakes emerge in the warmer, summer months, they can often be found in strange places, and they can slither into cars and homes in search of shelter from the heat.

"Oh, f***," Jenkins can be heard saying in the video, as she notices the snake emerging from the car.

Jenkins tells her partner to pull over, but there is nowhere to stop on the busy highway.

The green tree snake then goes limp, and begins moving side to side over the top of the car.

"That's so f****** scary," a man can be heard saying.

The snake stops moving side to side and raises its head slightly.

"He's angry," Jenkins and her partner say. The snake begins to slither further out of the car, showing more of its size. It is not clear how big the snake was, but this species can grow to a length of 5 feet.

"Do they bite? I don't want to go anywhere near it," the man says.

Although green tree snakes can bite when they feel provoked or threatened, this doesn't tend to be very painful as their teeth are small.

In a caption to a second TikTok video, Jenkins said they had "assumed it would just fly off, [and] didn't think it would have held on for so long."

"We knew the turn off wasn't far away, and wanted to be safe off the highway before we pulled over. Once we pulled over we could see it was still hanging onto the front grill. It slid onto the ground and then back up into the under motor. A fellow helped us look, with no success," Jenkins said.

The couple continued the drive home, checking the front of the car little and often over the journey.

They finally spotted the snake, but it quickly darted into the motor before they could remove it.

Eventually on the morning of December 5, Jenkins' partner popped the bonnet and found the snake sitting on top of the motor.

"My partner dropped the bonnet afraid (massive snake phobia) I opened it back up and we could see his tail sliding back into a crevice," Jenkins said in a caption.

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