I was cleaning the kitchen tonight when "something" knocked over an empty spray bottle that was on a low shelf. At first I thought it might have been a ghost (just kidding) .
I looked over the island to see a three to four foot long snake.
I believe it is a python, but keen to have that confirmed if possible. Hubby had gone to bed and I woke him with what he thought was a fanciful story, but he got up once he realised he wasn't dreaming and tried to gently steer it out our back door with a broom. This same snake was asleep on our fence a few weeks ago and I took a photo of it. I guess it is the same one.
Hubby used a broom to get him out the door, but instead he climbed under a recliner chair. We tipped the chair on its side and the snake climbed up and into the arm of the chair. He is nice and snug, curled up inside the chair.
We carried it outside and it is now sitting on a coffee table on our patio.
I don't want to hurt the snake, but wonder if these snakes bite (don't think so). I'm not quite sure how to coax him out of the inside of the armchair. If I have to I'll call a snake man I'll do that.
My concern is if our little dog wanders outside in the night and bumps into the snake, I guess the snake would come out the winner. I guess these snakes squeeze their prey or swallow small animals whole, and don't bite.
Does anybody know for sure. I can close the doggy door for tonight but he might decide to hibernate there for a while. He looks comfy.
This is the back half and then photos showing him climbing into the chair and last photo is him curled up inside the chair which is now sitting on its side.
Last photo was taken poking the iPhone up into the couch. He is right up inside and to get him out we could unstable the bottom edge but I just want to make sure he won't bite me.
I looked over the island to see a three to four foot long snake.
I believe it is a python, but keen to have that confirmed if possible. Hubby had gone to bed and I woke him with what he thought was a fanciful story, but he got up once he realised he wasn't dreaming and tried to gently steer it out our back door with a broom. This same snake was asleep on our fence a few weeks ago and I took a photo of it. I guess it is the same one.
Hubby used a broom to get him out the door, but instead he climbed under a recliner chair. We tipped the chair on its side and the snake climbed up and into the arm of the chair. He is nice and snug, curled up inside the chair.
We carried it outside and it is now sitting on a coffee table on our patio.
I don't want to hurt the snake, but wonder if these snakes bite (don't think so). I'm not quite sure how to coax him out of the inside of the armchair. If I have to I'll call a snake man I'll do that.
My concern is if our little dog wanders outside in the night and bumps into the snake, I guess the snake would come out the winner. I guess these snakes squeeze their prey or swallow small animals whole, and don't bite.
Does anybody know for sure. I can close the doggy door for tonight but he might decide to hibernate there for a while. He looks comfy.
This is the back half and then photos showing him climbing into the chair and last photo is him curled up inside the chair which is now sitting on its side.
Last photo was taken poking the iPhone up into the couch. He is right up inside and to get him out we could unstable the bottom edge but I just want to make sure he won't bite me.