THERE’S A SNAKE SKELETON on display at Australia Zoo, in Queensland, with an interesting backstory. Years earlier, the snake was injured by a farmer named Pat when he was out slashing his paddocks. Pat quickly rushed the snake to the zoo for treatment but, sadly, it didn’t survive. However, the staff were so impressed by the reptile’s size, they asked if they could keep its skeleton for display. And there it lives on for hundreds of visitors to enjoy every day.
“There are so many cool stories behind this place,” says Melissah Yount, the current owner of the snake’s original home, Gunnadoo Homestead. She and husband Benjamin, a maintenance superintendent, bought the property from Pat in 2019.
Melissah, 40, and Benjamin,
