Fisherman Lachlan Anning stalked by brown snake swimming in the water near Whyalla Lachlan Anning went fishing near Whyalla this week looking for trout, instead he almost hooked himself a highly venomous western brown snake. WHEN Lachlan Anning went fishing near Whyalla, on SA's Eyre Peninsula this week he was hoping for a couple of salmon trout - instead he almost hooked himself a highly venomous brown snake . Mr Anning, 40, was fishing at Backy Point when he saw the snake swimming toward the rock he was fishing from. Thankfully he had the presence of mind to capture this remarkable footage. "The rock I was on was surrounded by water, and the snake came up and laid in my path," Mr Anning said. I was stuck there for about 20 minutes. Mr Anning said that while he was always cautious of snakes when walking though the scrub to get to his fishing spot, he never thought he'd have to watch out for them in the water. "It's something I've never seen before," he said. A lot of kids go down to that area, so I'd just like people to be aware and take care. More: Brown snake found under baby's car seat