The size of snake varies on the article..this one is 2.5m, another one I read it was 3m....if the shed skin is 3m, the snake isn't 3m. Ime, snake skins stretch on average 30-40% of the snake's length, but I've seen them stretch much bigger, and smaller. My 6'7" boa shed recently, and his skin measured in at 9'1.5"...talk about fearmongering. lol That snake is probably somewhere between 6'-7', that's not massive at all.
Of all the things that can legit kill you in Australia, they are afraid is a Boa. People, y’all live with animals we have never heard of here in the states. Half y’all water isn’t safe to swim. I mean the king brown...you know what, can someone pass me a beer...err whiskey.