Eastern brown snake in Stockton dunes, as Australian raven looks on

The raven didn't back off. It had a noisy squawk at the slithering reptile.

Ian Gordon, who took photos and video of the moment, said the bird appeared to be "sounding the alarm" until the snake went back down its hole.

Vinny Sovechles, manager of Lexie's on the Beach at Stockton, saw the snake.

"It popped its head out of the rocks, but they're always there. They're always around. As long as you don't go stepping on them, you should be right," Vinny said.

A few years back, a 12-year-old boy named Jake was bitten by a brown snake when he stood on it at Stockton.

"It must've nipped Jake but we didn't think it had," the boy's grandmother said at the time.

Vinny said it is snake season, so "you will see the odd brown snake".

"They'll get into the rocks. There's been the odd case where one's been down on the sand, but someone is always pointing it out."

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He said the ravens tend to "go a little berserk" and swoop above the snakes when they see them.

Vinny said customers don't need to be worried about snakes coming into the cafe.