A video that went viral in August 2023 authentically depicted a giant carpet python crawling from a house roof to trees in an Australian yard. Carpet pythons can be intimidating as they can grow up to ...

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 9-week-old puppy in Australia had to be rescued after he was attacked by a carpet python last week. The moment that Jasper, the Staffordshire/German shepherd mix, was attacked and rescued was ...

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 ...

While some social media posts and articles claimed the snake was 16 feet long, we were unable to determine its exact length. Carpet pythons can be intimidating as they can grow up to 4 m in length ...

A surfer who rode the waves with his pet python has been fined by Australian authorities for taking the snake out in public after a video of the duo’s unusual adventures aired on local media. Higor ...

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 ...

A snake catcher arrived in the nick of time to protect a pet bird from a carpet python on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. This video, shared by Stuart McKenzie of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, ...

An Australian man who made waves on social media with clips of his surfing partner, a carpet python, has been fined $1,500 after the viral video reached wildlife officials. Higor Fiuza, a Rainbow Bay ...

A carpet python was found in the toilet bowl of a bathroom at a home in the Queensland state of Australia. The snake was reported to have entered the home in Bardon, a suburb of Brisbane, by climbing ...