A tiger snake has been spotted slithering out of a car wheel in Tasmania.

The metre-long serpent glided out of a Jeep wheel as the car parked at Wynyard Wharf in Tasmania's north-west coast.

The footage shows the snake slipping and sliding along the wharf away from the car.

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A passerby spotted the snake as it emerged from being coiled up in the alloy.

A snake catcher was soon called in to remove the serpent.

However, the snake catcher could not locate the snake and believed it slivered off onto the wharf.

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Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania said tiger snakes are common throughout the state.