If I saw a snake, it does not really matter if it was 16 inches or 16 feet, Cyberlaw would be on the floor and a) fainted out of fright and shock or b) having a massive heart attack
If I visited Australia, a) I probably would never leave the hotel due to fear or b) learn to "have a great time, let down my guard and then have a heart attack when I see something like a 16 foot python snake.
Or better luck: In the papers reporting my "freak" death, the paper will probably say something like: We have never had a death related to this animal, we usually never see them, but for some odd reason, the animal or insect or whatever "stalked" and targeted this Canadian tourist. This has never happened in the entire history of Australia and has animal experts baffled.
BTW, ditto for Florida.
Our sympathy to her husband and three kids......