A BROWN snake slithered past around 50 people at Black Head during the long weekend.
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Jessica Kate sent in a photo and video to the Manning River Times, which she took near the take-away shop.
"It slithered all the way along while we followed it warning everyone and when it got up to near the surf club it went down into the big water pipe," said Jessica.
"[It] was very dangerous, as children were running around, [we] had to warn people further along who were all sitting on the ground and elderly in low chairs," said Lyn Anderson.
Last week a red-bellied snake entered Victoria Street cafe Wholesome Foods Cafe.
Brenton Asquith of Reptile Dysfunction picked up the red-bellied black snake and safely returned it to the wild.
According to Brenton red-bellied black snakes are the most common.
In recent weeks, call outs for snakes have increased for Brenton, but they are still at a similar rate as 2014.
"The issue is the weather is warmer recently, than the few months before, but it was winter so that's normal," said Brenton.
"Now it is spring and that is mating season so a lot of snakes are doing what comes natural and for some that means moving around looking for a mate and this is why so many snakes are found around houses this time of year.
"Put that together with snakes needing to find shade on hot days and houses being perfect habitat for frogs and lizards and then you have the perfect combination to have snakes like red bellies visit."
In terms of brown snakes, Brenton has only had two call outs for brown snakes since last year. With no more call outs for them than usual.
"The biggest issue lately has been dogs, because dogs are naturally curious and protective they go check out what it is and or try to harass or attack the snake and the snake defends itself the only way it can and unfortunately this ends in injured, sick or dead dogs. If more dogs could be trained to stay away then bites would be less common."
