I haven't encounted such a problem though I did have a 3 metre Taipan in my shed and the snake catcher advised me to corner it & call him to come get it! WTF he lives about 1/2 hour away- blow that for a game of soldiers. Instead I purchased a flexible lighted mirror (mostly used in vehicle mtce) to check any place I needed to access where the creature may be resting, Pretty scarey when you see one eyeballing you: they apparently have the best eyesight of all land snakes(beside being the most venomous) where others see heat patterns & feel vibrations/ I have my compressor leaning against the metal shed wall and switch it on when entering the shed when I think he is active as I dont want to startle it.Fortunately they are fairly timid unless provoked or stood on or cornered. Nature & intuition are wonderful things: my hair on my neck used to stand on end & I would place down whatever I was doing and leave the workshop. This went on for a few months (not every time i ventured into the shop) until I saw it.