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 ...

To the surprise of Dylan Wallis, Head of Reptiles at the Australian Reptile Park, the snake was a coastal carpet python, a snake typically found throughout Queensland and far northern NSW. Anthony, ...

Rachel Bloor got the shock of her life after she reached out to stroke what she thought was her pet dog in Brisbane, ...

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 ...

In the kind of nightmare scenario dreaded by anyone contemplating a visit to Australia, a woman in Brisbane woke up with a ...

A pair of male pythons were spotted wrestling next to a road in Australia, apparently seeking approval from a nearby female, video shows. The carpet pythons were locked in battle as the snake catcher ...

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 ...

In an astonishing turn of events, a Brisbane woman awoke to find herself sharing her bed with a 2.5-meter carpet python. Rachel Bloor's unexpected encounter with the non-venomous snake has captured ...