It might be winter – and a particularly cold one at that – but that doesn't mean snakes have disappeared.
Hodgsons Snakes shared this picture on Facebook, challenging eagle-eyed viewers to spot the reptile hiding somewhere in the frame.
Can you spot it?
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It's down there in the bottom left corner, curled up in the dead tree.
The small lowlands copperhead – a venomous and potentially lethal species – was found in the Ballarat area, in central New South Wales.
"The aim of this game is to create awareness in your environment," the snake catchers said.
"It's winter... snakes are around still."
This fashion-forward snake was spotted trying to curl up inside a Birkenstocks shoe at a Burnside home on the Sunshine Coast.
Snake Catcher Dan posted the image on his Facebook page, where he identified it as a red-bellied black snake and confirmed it had been relocated.
Keen-eyed viewers may notice the scales on the snake's eponymous belly are not in fact particularly red, but the species can show some variation.
However, as the Australian Museum notes, in some parts of the population, the snake's belly scales "may be greyish-pink to white".
Although red-bellied black snakes aren't aggressive, it's best to not get too close to make an identification yourself, but to call a snake catcher if one is in or around your home.
This is definitely not what you expect when you're pulling out a desk drawer.
A coastal carpet python has tucked itself inside a home in the Brisbane riverside suburb of Yeronga.
Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast was called in to relocate it and leave these homeowners with one more drawer.
A Queensland snake catcher clearly had to go on a bit of an odyssey to retrieve the snake in this picture. Can you spot it?
It's tucked right up the back under this house at Elanora on the Gold Coast. Harrison's Gold Coast and Brisbane and Snake Catcher credited Sarah and Aidan for the safe retrieval.
The snake was revealed to be a carpet python.
A spotted python has skimped out on putting in for petrol and hitched a ride interstate to Sydney.
Snake Catcher Cory was called to Narellan after the slippery serpent took the driver by surprise.
Can you spot where this python is hiding?
Mechanics discovered the snake coiled beneath the vehicle's supercharger.
When attempting to retrieve the snake, Cory said it quickly slithered down the motor and into the car's firewall.
"It decided it would take off again into the inner wheel guards, this time it was his last spot to play hide and seek as it was my turn to win!"
Spotted pythons are generally harmless and can be kept as pets, growing up to 1.4 metres in length.
They are usually found along the north-east to eastern coast, from Cape York in Queensland to northern NSW.
A "hefty" coastal carpet python relocated from Mount Crosby by Snake Catchers Brisbane and Gold Coast.
Coastal carpet pythons average at a couple metres long but can grow significantly larger.
Although they are non-venomous, people who find one around or in their home are still urged to contact a snake catcher to safely remove them.
A coastal carpet python looking to hitch a ride was found after this BMW driver popped the bonnet of their car.
Snake Catchers Brisbane and Gold Coast posted about it on their Facebook page.
The hefty - but non-venomous - hitchhiker (hitch-slitherer?) was safely relocated by snake catcher Brandon.
One snake looking for a cozy nook to lay up in found a new home that unfortunately did nothing to keep the outside world away.
Snake Catchers Brisbane and Gold Coast said they were called to remove the snake from inside a building intercom box in Benowa.
Snake catcher Janelle was able to remove the non-venomous common tree snake from the box and safely re-locate it.
A couple were on a scenic walk at Malabar headland in Sydney, which is renowned for its unspoiled views.
One of the eagle-eyed walkers spotted a large snake hiding in the scrubland.
Would you have seen it?
The snake, which is believed to be a red bellied black snake, was sunning itself on a rock.
They are venomous, and are one of the most common snakes found on the east coast of Australia.
However, there have not been any recorded deaths from a bite.
A Queensland snake catcher posted this photo of a snake catching some rays in a backyard in Springfield, Ipswich. Can you spot it?
The snake was reclining on one of the upper branches.
Rapid Snake Catchers Ipswich on their Facebook page identified the animal as a common tree snake.
The non-venomous snake can grow to over two metres long, but usually measures about half that, according to the Queensland environment department.
An Australian snake catcher and identification expert Mathew Hampton has found a rare blue snake.
"I've seen some incredible Strap Snouted Brown Snakes (Pseudonaja aspidoryncha)... but this was one of the best," Hampton said.
The venomous snake is found in SA, NSW, Victoria and Queensland.
They are usually about 1.5 metres long.
A woman in Palmview on the Sunshine Coast was startled awake in the early hours of April 3 to discover her mirror had somehow fallen from the wall and smashed.
Living close to bushland, she considered whether a snake could be behind it, but couldn't find one anywhere so went back to bed.