A toddler found and chased a deadly snake, uncovering a nest of 110 snake eggs in the family's front yard

• A 2-year-old child in Sydney, Australia, chased a deadly snake in their front yard.
• It led to the discovery of 110 eggs, belonging to the world's second-most venomous snake species.
• The venom of Eastern Brown Snakes can paralyze the nerves of a human's heart and lungs.

A toddler in Australia chased a snake through their front yard, leading to the discovery of a nest of 110 eggs belonging to the world's second-most venomous snake species, a wildlife management company said.

Wild Conservation said in a Facebook post last week that it was called to a family home in Sydney last week to address a "brown snake problem."

The family had informed the company that it had spotted several hatchling snakes in their front garden over the course of a month. They decided to call Wild Conservation for help after their two-year-old child tailed a hatchling on March 8, according to the company's Facebook post.

Wild Conservation said its workers visited the property and started to dig around in the front yard of the property, eventually finding a nest of some 110 hatched Eastern Brown Snake eggs.

The Eastern Brown is the second most venomous land snake in the world. Its venom contains toxins that can paralyze the nerves of the heart and lungs of a human, according to the Billabong Sanctuary.

The majority of lethal snake bites in Australia come from Eastern Browns, the sanctuary said.

Wild Conservation said it believed the eggs found in the front yard came from multiple female snakes over several years.

Workers from the wildlife management company also came across one baby and one adult Eastern Brown, as well as a 3-foot-long Red-bellied Black Snake — which is also venomous but less likely to kill a human with its bite.

The adult snakes were shedding skin, "with opaque eyes and rough skin likely due to the overload of food present," Wild Conservation said, adding that they may have been feasting on hatchling snakes, frogs, and lizards.

The company said in an email to Insider that the snakes were discovered on a path that was warm and dark, and it was next to a garden with great cover and plenty of food, making it a snake's "dream home."

It added that while snakes are a natural part of the Australian landscape, it was "inappropriate" to have them living so close to a family with young children. The snakes have since been relocated.