In the kind of nightmare scenario dreaded by anyone contemplating a visit to Australia, a woman in Brisbane woke up with a heavy weight on her chest, only to find that it was an 8ft-long python.

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

Lady Gaga, the albino carpet python from Australia’s Territory Wildlife Park, is retiring after 17 years as an educational ...

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

Woman wakes up to find python coiled on her chest: ‘Oh baby, don’t move’ - Brisbane resident ushers massive snake out without calling in professional help ...

Meet Lady Gaga, the albino carpet python celebrity whose retirement reveals what “aging gracefully” means for snakes.

Lady Gaga the albino carpet python retires this Sunday after 17 years delighting visitors at Territory Wildlife Park with her ...

CANBERRA: When an Australian woman woke up from her sleep in the middle of the night with a weight on her body, she thought ...

In an astonishing turn of events, a Brisbane woman awoke to find herself sharing her bed with a 2.5-meter carpet python. Rachel Bloor's unexpected encounter with the non-venomous snake has captured ...

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 ...

Extraordinary footage has emerged of a carpet python consuming a possum while dangling from a roof rafter in a shed. See the video. The impressive show of strength from the reptile was captured by ...

A snake has completed an extraordinary interstate journey from Queensland to the Central Coast, after hitching an eight-hour ...