Not what you expect

摘要

Early this month firefighters in Austria had a nasty shock. Called out to a barn fire east of Vienna, they were preparing to soak the blaze when a neighbour alerted them to the presence of venomous snakes on the premises. Beating a hasty retreat, a reptile expert was called in and managed to capture seven snakes, including an Indian cobra and two highly venomous taipans. Not being natives of Austria, there is apparently no antidote to their venom available in the country. After the snakes had been rounded up, the fire crew got back to the serious business of putting out the fire.