FREE newsletter is as good as that first pint back at the pubA driver pulled over by police for speeding was let off when it emerged he was trying to fight off a vicious snake while driving at the same time.In the clip, police hail down the panicked driver who has stopped at the side of the road in northern Queensland, Australia.Leaning out the window, Jimmy the driver explains his predicament and says he thinks he has been was bitten by a snake that was lurking in his ute (Australian slang for “utility vehicle” – a car with an open tray in the rear).
Jimmy fought off the animal with a knife and a seat belt while he was driving but was not able to slow down and was clocked doing 123kph (76mph) in a 100kph (62mph) zone.
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