Queensland (Australia) - "I've never had so many. That was my record," says a delighted Pat Lazzaro from Queensland, Australia. The reason for his enthusiasm: the Australian recently brought a clutch of snake eggs into his house. After a few weeks, he discovered that no fewer than 42 pythons had hatched.

As a licensed reptile rescuer, Lazzaro knew what he was doing when he brought the eggs into his home on December 2, as he revealed in an interview with Yahoo News Australia.

The first snakes hatched at the end of January, until there were eventually 42. A video of Lazzaro, which was published a few days ago on the Facebook page of "Wild Animals Australia", shows his terrarium.

For people who are afraid of reptiles, the curious recording is certainly nothing. The pythons are writhing around their small enclosure like crazy.

But why couldn't the snakes just stay in their natural environment?

"We are conditioned to fear snakes. Traditional media and social media don't help because they talk about how dangerous they are," Lazzaro told Yahoo.

In this case, it was a homeowner who found the eggs in his garden and wanted to get rid of them as quickly as possible, the Australian explained. A snake catcher eventually brought them to him.

"We try to educate the public, ask them to leave the snakes alone and let mom do her thing. Sometimes that works. Often you just can't get it across to people. They just want to get rid of them," lamented Lazzaro.

One thing is certain in Australia in any case: all native reptiles are protected. Anyone who harms them must expect heavy fines.