Never heard that, probably referring to a Taipan though. Snakes arn't a big deal for me as i'm in a city, spiders are more of a concern. Redbacks and Whitetails in Melbourne, Funnel Webs in Sydney, but really unless you go and poke the bastards they don't do much. I found out the other day that Platypus are poisonous as well! This country is hilarious.