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.

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into backyards.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A Santa Ana woman was petrified when she woke up to find a python in her bathroom. Maria Chan woke up around 1 a.m. Saturday to go to the bathroom. That's when she saw it - ...

When Brisbane resident Rachel Bloor felt something heavy on her, she initially thought it was her labradoodle - it was a 2.5m snake.

Half of the winners in this year’s Python Challenge were women, the highest number of huntresses to take home prizes in the annual contest that pits wits and skill as much as muscle against the ...

ENDED UP IN THEIR BUILDING. I MEAN, SNAKE LIKE THAT. I DON’T EVEN LIKE THE LITTLE ONES. NEVER MIND THE BIG ONES LIKE THAT. CHUCK VAN COPPENOLLE IS, WELL, A LITTLE SPOOKED WHEN YOU SEE HOW BIG THE ...

An Australian woman found an 8-foot carpet python curled on her chest during the night, initially mistaking it for her pet dogs.

What would you do if you were enjoying the outdoors in your backyard with your family when a giant snake fell on your patio table? If you live within the range of the diamond python, it just might ...