Fortunately for the students and staff no one was harmed, as Hodgson's Snakes Rescue and Removal owner Gianni Hodgson arrived on scene to fix the situation.

Mr Hodgson said he had just finished up with the removal of a Copperhead Snake in Ballarat and was preparing to eat his lunch when he received a call for assistance from a school in Stawell.

Mr Hodgson said when he arrived on scene he began the task of removing the snake.

"In this particular situation it was easy for them (the staff), they just zipped up the bag and kept and eye on it," he said.

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"They showed me the bag and I unzipped it slowly and then I saw it (the snake) in the bag wrapped around some sandwiches.

"From there I scooped it out of the bag and took it away."

While this situation might seem like a nightmare for some, Mr Hodgson said he was very comfortable handling snakes.

"They obviously are dangerous, but I am totally comfortable handling them," he said.

"Some are a lot angrier than others because of their own life experiences, but I find most snakes are quite docile around me.

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"Some snakes are naturally more docile, but generally most snakes are pretty comfortable once I have them by the tail and they realise they aren't in any danger."

Despite looking long in the picture, Mr Hodgson said the snake caught on Tuesday, was on the smaller side of the Red-bellied Black Snake scale.

"Most of the ones I have caught have been a bit longer and a bit thicker," he said.

"They don't get much longer than that, but as you can see from the photos it has some of that length already but it doesn't have the girth that others could have.

"They are a common snake, but I haven't actually caught one in Stawell before.

"I have caught them in Halls Gap and in a few different areas between Halls Gap and Stawell."

Mr Hodgson said once the snake was removed from the grounds of the school he returned it to a safer habitat.

"Each snake has its own needs in the eco-system," he said.

"For example, Eastern Browns prefer dry, bushland environments and Red-bellied Black Snakes prefer wetter areas.

"For the Red-bellied Black Snake I always try to find somewhere right next to water so their immediate needs are meet a lot easier and they don't have to go so far to find water."

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