Rachel Bloor had assumed the heavy weight on her chest was her dog.

Lady Gaga, the albino carpet python from Australia’s Territory Wildlife Park, is retiring after 17 years as an educational ...

In the kind of nightmare scenario dreaded by anyone contemplating a visit to Australia, a woman in Brisbane woke up with a heavy weight on her chest, only to find that it was an 8ft-long python.

A Brisbane woman calmly removed an 8-foot carpet python from her bedroom after waking to find the non-venomous snake on top of her chest Monday night.

Woman wakes up to find python coiled on her chest: ‘Oh baby, don’t move’ - Brisbane resident ushers massive snake out without calling in professional help ...

Meet Lady Gaga, the albino carpet python celebrity whose retirement reveals what “aging gracefully” means for snakes.

Australian Woman Wakes With 8-Foot Python Coiled on Her Chest in Bed ...

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

Lady Gaga the albino carpet python retires this Sunday after 17 years delighting visitors at Territory Wildlife Park with her ...

CANBERRA: When an Australian woman woke up from her sleep in the middle of the night with a weight on her body, she thought ...

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 ...

Extraordinary footage has emerged of a carpet python consuming a possum while dangling from a roof rafter in a shed. See the video. The impressive show of strength from the reptile was captured by ...