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

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

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 to find a two-and-a-half-metre carpet python lying on top of her in bed, Australian media reported.

Shutterstock Image A woman had the shock of her life upon waking up in Australia. Upon awaking up, she discovered an ...

An Australian man was getting ready to do his "business" on Saturday morning when he was startled by a large carpet python peeking its head out of the toilet. The unwelcome house guest surprised the ...

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 ...

The world's first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers who detected a live eight-centimeter roundworm from a carpet python in the brain of a 64- year-old ...