He believes the same could be done for the Brisbane River, known locally as the Brown Snake. READ MORE: Department 'made an error' in granting special licence over Molly the magpie The suggestion ...

The city's disastrous past floods — in 1974, 2011 and 2022 — were reminders of Rosalie's dangerous hidden link to the brown snake — the Brisbane River — 2 kilometres away. But in this ...