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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Unexpected intruder bursts through shed roof as homeowner watches TV
Like many other nights, snake catcher Summer Woolston packed up her car on Thursday and headed to a Queensland home to retrieve an unexpected intruder. However, the standard call-out quickly took a turn when the owner of the property in Brisbane's north regaled her with quite the story — and shocking footage to back it up. The video presented to Summer shows an enormous coastal carpet python suddenly push through the insulation in the resident's shed and dangle from the roof for several seconds before falling to the ground unharmed. The clip was captured about a year ago, but it appears the snake liked what he saw in the converted man cave. 'I went to his property to catch the exact same snake! It had been living in his shed this whole time,' Summer told Yahoo News. The three-metre python first greeted the homeowner one night as he was relaxing and watching some TV in his makeshift sanctuary. 'The homeowner was pretty relaxed about the whole situation and was comfortable keeping his distance and getting that cool video,' Summer, who works for Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, said. 'He mentioned that he did get a [different] snake catcher out but the snake didn't end up being caught.' Despite its best efforts, the python was finally evicted this week, with Summer relocating the 'gentle giant' to nearby wetlands. The footage of the snake bursting through the man's roof has left hundreds of thousands of Aussies in awe. Some declared they would've locked the shed door and never entered again, or even moved house. Others related to the clip. One man who claimed to have had the exact same encounter shared a video of a huge carpet python trying to balance on a ceiling ledge in his shed. 🏕️ Campers call for help after deadly intruder spotted 'right next' to girl Tradies stop work to capture incredible battle at construction site 🏊 Swimmers flee as deadly snake swims through pool at tourist spot Snake season — which typically runs from September to April — is officially over, but Aussies are continuing to spot the occasional reptile out and about. On Wednesday a venomous red-belly black snake was seen crossing a busy road to get to Bondi Beach. Urban Reptile Removal founder Chris Williams, who secured the wild animal, told Yahoo finding a red-belly in the area is 'extremely rare'. 'It would be a translocation. Red-bellies are known for being a species that's quite good at hitching a ride on the bottom of cars, so I'd say that's how he ended up there,' he said. It's been a hectic season for snake catchers. Rolly Burrell, who has been relocating reptiles in Adelaide for 50 years, recently told Yahoo it was his busiest year yet. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
Aussie woman 'freaks out' after unexpected intruder crawls through bed
Imagine crawling into bed, turning off the lights and settling under the covers, only to feel something suddenly slither across your body. It's the kind of nightmare that keeps some people awake. However, for one Aussie, the frightening dream became a reality last Friday night after she reached under her sheets and felt a snake's tail near her leg. The woman was just settling in for the night at her home on Bribie Island, Queensland, when she made the startling discovery, Summer Woolston, from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, told Yahoo News Australia. 'Honestly when she called me, I was like, 'I'm so sorry, and I laughed'. She was laughing too,' Summer said. 'It's the kind of situation that people think about — 'imagine if you're sleeping and a snake slid over you' — and it literally happened to her.' Luckily the woman was familiar with snakes as she had previously owned them as pets, but the carpet python's sleepover wasn't exactly welcomed. 'I feel like anybody, even I would probably get a bit of a spook if I unexpectedly woke up to a snake in pitch black in the middle of the night… but yeah, she was definitely quite freaked out,' the snake catcher told Yahoo. 🌱 Gardeners warned about surprise snake danger: 'Chopped in half' 🚘 Warning to Aussies after dad captures deadly snake on driveway 🛝 Woman's 'joy turns to terror' as snake appears on Bali water slide Trying to remain somewhat calm, the woman slowly moved off her bed, took her dogs out of the room and called for help. But when she returned just minutes later, she spotted the python trying to wriggle through an open socket. 'It's pretty normal for a snake to get startled as well by seeing either a human or dogs, and then just find the closest getaway point,' Summer explained, adding she believes the creature knew 'exactly' where to go to retreat. 'I feel like it came from there because it's such a specific spot, and it was kind of behind the bed.' After it entered the wall, the chances of catching the snake became very slim as it had the opportunity to venture anywhere around the home, including the roof. Because of this, the woman opted to cover the socket so it couldn't get back in and let the python go about its business. Much to her surprise, the very next day she entered her bedroom again to find the cheeky snake lounging on her dresser. Puzzled as to how it got back in, the woman called for help again and a snake catcher was sent out to retrieve the uninvited guest who was later released in nearby bushland. 'She doesn't know where it came from again. She's thinking possibly through a vent or something.' Despite the unusual encounter, Summer said the woman responded well. 'Everything she did was perfect — she got her dogs out, she didn't touch the snake.' After Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 posted details about the callout on social media, some locals argued that the resident should have grabbed the python by the tail as it crawled into her wall. However, doing so is illegal if you don't have the appropriate licence. 'Also, if you were to grab a snake when most of its body is in a wall like that, it can just cling on to anything — their muscles are crazy. If she grabbed it, it probably just would have clung on to something and gone further in,' Summer told Yahoo. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
