Gorged python chills in Brisbane family's bathroom

Gorged python chills in Brisbane family's bathroom

It was 8am when Shannen Crapper heard his wife Kath scream.

  • byNicole Precel

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'Looking for a feed':Boa constrictor'at large'in Sydney suburb

'Looking for a feed':Boa constrictor'at large'in Sydney suburb

Residents in south-west Sydney have been warned to look out for a hungry boa after the snake's freshly shed skin was found on a construction site.

  • byJenny Noyes
Myth busted:CSIRO says Australia's snakes are not the world's deadliest

Myth busted:CSIRO says Australia's snakes are not the world's deadliest

Dr Somaweera said there were an estimated one million venomous snake bites globally every year.In India alone,about 10,000 people die.

  • byTim Dornin
Modern Guru:Should I have warned passers-by of a snake I spotted?

Modern Guru:Should I have warned passers-by of a snake I spotted?

To be or not to be a Footpath Snake Warner – that is the question.

  • byDanny Katz
Only in the Territory:Three-eyed snake found near Darwin

Only in the Territory:Three-eyed snake found near Darwin

A three-eyed snake nicknamed Monty Python - or Munty Python,depending who you ask - has sent the internet into a tizz.

  • byZach Hope
‘It’s moving and it’s huge!’:5.5m-long snake on US roof horrifies neighbours

‘It’s moving and it’s huge!’:5.5m-long snake on US roof horrifies neighbours

When dozens of neighbours started to gather in front of the home,they all had the same question:What exactly was a 5.5-metre-long snake doing on a roof in the middle of Detroit?

  • byTimothy Bella
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5.2-metre,64-kilogram python captured and killed in Florida park

5.2-metre,64-kilogram python captured and killed in Florida park

Researchers have captured and killed the largest Burmese python to be removed from Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades.

  • byKatie Mettler
Body of man missing in bushland after suspected snake bite found

Body of man missing in bushland after suspected snake bite found

The body of a man who rang triple-0 to say he had been bitten by a snake while bushwalking has been found after three days of searching.

  • bystaff writer
Why we fear snakes - and it's not because they kill us

Why we fear snakes - and it's not because they kill us

Snakes have had bad press for thousands of years,but do they deserve it?

  • bySteve Evans
The deputy fire commissioner,a black snake and a round of golf

The deputy fire commissioner,a black snake and a round of golf

It was the day the deputy fire commissioner tangled with a round of golf and landed a snake bite.

  • byTim Barlass
'Look before you leak':Snake in toilet bites Canberra woman's bottom

'Look before you leak':Snake in toilet bites Canberra woman's bottom

Helen Richards thought she was alone at her sister-in-law's house in Brisbane. Little did she know a python was waiting in the toilet.

  • byBlake Foden