Carpet snakes, also known as carpet pythons, are some of the most adaptable and widespread pythons in Australia and parts of New Guinea. These nonvenomous snakes are known for their beautiful patterns ...

Consider the carpet python, for example ... Both the reticulated and timor types of pythons are quite long and large. However, the reticulated python is especially impressive, with many individuals ...

When snake catcher Jeff Davies was called to a property on the outskirts of Benalla, in north-east Victoria, he was amazed to handle what he believed was an "elusive" inland carpet python. The ...

"I find more pythons on the ground hunting than I do in the trees, but it's not uncommon," he added. Similar cases of carpet pythons in residential areas have been reported in the past. For instance, ...

The Queensland woman spotted the non-venomous reptile close to her bed after hearing noises coming from inside the room and turning on a lamp to investigate.

Living in the middle of a city, I never thought I’d wake to a metre-long carpet python underneath my home. It was about 4am, the city’s reasonably quiet for a Saturday morning until I hear my ...