WATCH: WA man Ross McGibbon pulls five deadly snakes from pit

This is the heart-stopping moment a daredevil reptile rescuer was lowered into a well where five of the world’s deadliest snakes were lurking.

Ross McGibbon got a thrill from saving the four Western brown snakes and one mulga snake – but admitted the stunt would have been some people’s ‘worst nightmare’.

The 32-year-old was stunned to discover the five poisonous serpents when he was winched down into the pitch black six-metre-deep former well outside Perth, Western Australia, during the 45-minute rescue.

But the full-time firefighter said while spending 20 minutes in a confined underground space with venomous reptiles isn’t everyone’s idea of fun, he came back to the surface with a smile on his face.

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