Family Finds Python 'Snake Ball' at Home Coiled Under Kid's Toy: 'A Little Bit of a Surprise'

Mar. 15, 2025

A snake coiled up under a child’s wheeled toy (left) and a full view of the python found under the toy (right).Photo:Tony Morrison/Redland’s Snake Catcher via Storyful

Tony Morrison/Redland’s Snake Catcher via Storyful

A wild python shocked an Australian family with its peculiar hiding spot.

According to9NEWS, a family in Brisbane, Australia, calledRedland’s Snake Catcher, a professional snake-catching service in Queensland, after finding an unwanted reptile guest hiding under a child’s toy.

Redland’s Snake Catcher shared a peek at what the dispatched snake catcher found during the home visitin an April 1 Facebook videotitled “A ‘Snake Ball’ amongst the toys!”

Morrison then lifts up the toy to reveal a tightly coiled snake.

“He’s found a great place to hide right underneath this toy,” Morrison says, adding that the snake is a “beautiful ball.”

A snake coiled up under a child’s wheeled toy (left) and a full view of the python found under the toy (right).Tony Morrison/Redland’s Snake Catcher via Storyful

“Hey mate, sorry to wake you up, but we do have to move you,” the man says to the snake after the snake pulls its head out from its coiled body.

Redland’s Snake Catcher works with Queensland National Parks to relocate the snakes it removes from homes, releasing the animals in wild areas that need a boost to their snake populations, 9News reported.

This sleepy python is not the first snake ball to make the news in recent weeks. On Feb. 21, Florida wildlife experts discovereda 7-foot-wide, 500-lb. pile of invasive Burmese pythonsin the Sunshine State. Experts pulled 11 snakes from the pile, including one reptile that measured 16 feet in length.

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Since Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, the reptiles were euthanized after their discovery.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida’sFacebookpage shared more details, writing: “For 10 years, we’ve been catching and putting them [Burmese pythons] down humanely. You can’t put them in zoos and send them back to Southeast Asia. Invasive species management doesn’t end with rainbows and kittens. These are remarkable creatures, here through no fault of their own. They are impressive animals, good at what they do.”

source: people.com