Poppy Bilderbeck
A photograph of a tree showing a 'deadly venomous Stephens' Banded snake' has social media users resolving they'd be 'dead' long before they realized it was there.
Despite everyone going off to Australia on year-long travels to 'find themselves', I've never had the desire to venture that side of the globe.
Why? Well, just take a look at this image - if you're one of the few who spot the problem with it that is.
Prepare for a new game to whip out at the next family dinner to cause arguments.
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A Twitter user shared an image onto the platform of a tree in Maitland, Australia which shows a deadly snake hidden on its surface.
The snake in question? Why, just a deadly Hoplocephalus stephensii of course.
So you know where you should avoid any trees at all costs, the Hoplocephalus stephensii - also known as the Stephens' Banded snake' - is native to the east coast of Australia.
The snake is described by the Atlas of Living Australia as 'having a nervous and defensive temperament towards other animals' - *gulps* - and 'has been described as a ready biter' whose venom can prove 'potentially fatal' causing whoever it bites to exhibit 'excessive bleeding'.
Oh and 'no anti-venom' has since been created for the snake's juicy bite, although thankfully, victims have been 'successfully treated' using another snake's anti-venom.
As if matters couldn't get much worse, as the picture shared on social media proves, the snake is ridiculously clever at camouflaging itself and subsequently near-impossible to spot.
So much so, some remained convinced the image doesn't actually show any sort of deadly animal.
One Twitter user said: "That's a tree, sir."
"I don't see a thing there," a second wrote.
And as another user summed up, those people and themselves would indeed 'be dead' as a result.
They said: "Wow, took me forever to see it. I'd be dead."
"Guess I'm dead I don't even see it!!" another echoed.
"I’m really good at spotting these things and I swore there was no snake in this picture. Until one of our friends pointed it out I’d have argued it was clickbait," a fifth added.
A sixth commented: "This is very scary. I found the snake after two minutes."
And a seventh resolved: "Don't hug trees in Australia. Got it."
So, did you manage to spot it?