Family Finds 'Quite Defensive' Python Lurking in Their Living Room and Calls an Expert for Help

Mar. 15, 2025

After finding the reptile, the family calledSnake Catcher Dan, a licensed snake catcher in Queensland, for help.

Daniel Busstra of Snake Catcher Dan responded to the call and arrived at the home shortly after to remove the creature. Busstra told Storyful that the family had left their windows and doors open during nice weather, which allowed thepython to slither into the houseand behind the coffee table.

Busstra’s snake removal was caught on camera. In the clip, Busstra first tries to pull the python out from behind the coffee table with a hook. After the hook fails to secure the snake, Busstra reaches his hand behind the coffee table with his bare hands and slowly pulls the reptile out from behind the furniture.

Snake catcher David Busstra with carpet python.David Busstra/Storyful

David Busstra/Storyful

The snake makes several attempts to bite Busstra before the man holds up the reptile and calls it “beautiful.” The snake catcher also notes that having a carpet python in your home is “not ideal.”

The clip ends with Busstra quickly putting the large snake into a bag to prevent the python from becoming too stressed.

“I picked up the snake, who was quite defensive, and safely captured it in the snake bag,” Busstra told Storyful about how the rescue went.

After Busstra removed the carpet python from the home, it was relocated to a less developed area and released.

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Snakes, particularly coastal carpet pythons like the snake in the video, have kept Snake Catcher Dan busy.

The snake-catching business noted inan Aug. 27 postthat it has removed coastal carpet pythons from homes for the past four days. Snake Catcher Dan added in aFacebook post dated Aug. 26that the pythons are in the midst of their breeding season, which has increased snake encounters.

source: people.com