An Australian woman in Brisbane woke up to a nightmare scenario when she discovered an 8-foot python lying across her chest in the middle of the night. Rachel Bloor initially thought one of her dogs had jumped into bed with her. But when she reached out and felt something unusually smooth, her husband turned on the light and saw the massive snake.
“Oh baby. Don’t move,” he told her. “There is like a 2.5-meter python on you.”
The python likely entered the second-story bedroom through a window with plantation shutters. Native to Australia’s coastal regions, these pythons are non-venomous but kill their prey by constriction. Despite the danger, Bloor remained calm and prioritized removing her dogs from the room to prevent a violent encounter.
“I thought if my Dalmatian realized that there’s a snake there, it is gonna be carnage,” she said.
After getting the dogs out safely, Bloor didn’t wait for animal control. She slowly slid out from under the covers and ushered the reptile out the same window it entered. Part of the python’s tail was reportedly still hanging out the window while it was coiled on her body.
The incident highlights a growing issue in parts of Australia where humans and wildlife are coming into closer contact. Local snake catcher Kurt Whyte noted that reptile sightings are increasing as hot weather draws snakes out of hiding and as housing developments spread into the bush.
While pythons are not inherently aggressive, encounters like this one show how easily humans can stumble into unexpected danger in regions where wildlife and suburban life intersect. Queensland, particularly during snake breeding season, remains a hotspot for such unnerving incidents.
