Just stay the f away from Australia. 

The photo and snake in question is definitely real; some places have suggested it was photoshopped. The photo comes from Australia, not Louisiana. And the snake in question is a King Brown Snake — a poisonous snake that also happens to be Australia’s second-longest species of snake.

This particular photo showed up on Reddit about a week ago on two separate occasions (here andhere). How the photo got from Reddit, where it was clearly indicated to be an Australian King Brown Snake, to becoming the legendary “Morganza Snake” freaking people out across Louisiana is another story.

The snake picture in question. 

I am relieved. But just to be safe am not ever going to leave the house again ever. Just in case…