Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Australian Woman Finds 8-Foot Python on Chest
A woman in Australia woke up to find a big snake, called a carpet python, on her chest.
It was about 8 feet long and had curled up on her while she was sleeping.
Her husband told her not to move and helped her get out of bed safely.
They think the snake came into the house through a window.
These snakes are common in Australia and usually eat small animals.
People are seeing them more often because their homes are being built in areas where the snakes live.
An 8-foot carpet python crawled onto Rachel Bloor's chest while she slept in her Brisbane home.
Her husband warned her not to move and helped her safely get out from under the snake.
Bloor believes the python entered through window shutters.
Carpet pythons are common in coastal Australia and typically eat small animals.
Increased sightings of these snakes are linked to new housing developments encroaching on their natural habitat.
- Who
- Rachel Bloor, a Brisbane resident
- What
- An 8-foot carpet python crawled onto her chest while she was sleeping
- When
- At midnight
- Where
- In her bedroom in Brisbane, Australia
- Why
- The snake likely entered through window shutters
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Snake Species
- Carpet python
- Snake Length
- 8 feet (2.5 meters)
- Time of Incident
- Midnight
- Victim's Name
- Rachel Bloor