Rachel Bloor thought her pet dog had curled up on her chest when she felt the weight on top of her, before her husband turned ...

Ms Bloor suspects the carpet python, a non-venomous constrictor commonly found in Australia’s coastal areas, squeezed through ...

Rachel Bloor got the shock of her life after she reached out to stroke what she thought was her pet dog in Brisbane, ...

A Brisbane woman calmly removed an 8-foot carpet python from her bedroom after waking to find the non-venomous snake on top ...

In the kind of nightmare scenario dreaded by anyone contemplating a visit to Australia, a woman in Brisbane woke up with a ...

A Brisbane woman woke up in the middle of the night with a heavy weight pressed on her chest. Half asleep, Rachel Bloor ...

The lengthy coastal carpet python was found hiding behind a coffee table at home in Queensland, Australia. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

A resident of Brisbane, Australia, woke after feeling something resting on her stomach. When she reached out, she was shocked ...

A rare incident in Mysterton, Australia, saw a family lose a pet kitten to an unfortunate encounter with a hungry snake. On March 16, experienced snake handler Jeremy De Haan was called out to the ...

Carpet pythons are constrictors that are common in coastal areas of Australia, and usually eat small mammals such as birds.