With nothing but a heavy-duty glove on his right hand, 14-year-old Oli Wardrope did what most would consider the unthinkable.
In a video posted to Facebook, now viewed thousands of times, the Queensland teen can be seen shirtless underneath a ute with one arm thrust up into the dark undercarriage - but he isn't tinkering with the car.
Across his chest lies half of a writhing carpet python, the other half still nestled deep in the frame of the vehicle.
Oli pulls the snake out from underneath the vehicle. Source: Facebook
"Do you think he'd squeeze through all that mate," one onlooker asked as Oli tried to feed the snake back out.
"Yeah I won't be able to get him by the head because I have to pull him out by the head and it won't work," Oli said.
"Oh, he's coming out now ... he's loosened up now," he can be heard saying. "I've got his head, I've got his head, I've got his head!
Both the snake and Oli emerge unharmed. Source: Facebook
Much to the onlookers excitement, Oli pulled out three more feet of the snake, now forcibly trying to wrest itself from his iron grip.
"F------ hell lad! That's a big snake," another onlooked exclaimed as Oli and the snake emerged unharmed.
Another man then helped Oli coax the snake into a bag: "Hop in there mate, it's more comfy in there, it's nicer," he said.
Oli helps place the snake in the bag. Source: Facebook
After a round of congratualtions, Oli's father Chazza Wardrope approached to offer his son a handshake, and later took to Facebook to express his pride.
"That's my boy! Been wrangling snakes since he was five!"
