Snake Finds Perfect Spot for a Snooze Under Child's Toy

A python found the perfect spot for a nap in Queensland, Australia, on Monday, April 1: underneath a child’s toy.

Footage taken by snake catcher Tony Morrison of Redland’s Snake Catcher shows a carpet python curled into a ball while sleeping under a toy scooter at a Cleveland residence. Morrison gently taps the snake to wake it up as children are heard screaming behind him.

“Hey, mate, sorry to wake you up, but we do have to move you on away from the kids and away from the toys,” Morrison says to the python.

Morrison said that the snake will be temporarily re-homed and then taken back to the bush. Credit: Tony Morrison/Redland’s Snake Catcher via Storyful

Video transcript

- Here we are today at a property at Cleveland. And I tell you what, if the kids went to ride this, they would get a little bit of a surprise. I don't know if you can see poking under there, but let's have a look on that side too-- he's poking out a bit there. Let's lift this up.

Oh, wow, he's found a great place to hide right underneath this toy right there. He's in a beautiful ball. And let's wake him-- wake him up.

[BOY SHOUTS]

And the kids are screaming behind me. What a beautiful color, and what a lovely python this one is. Hey, mate. Sorry to wake you up, but we do have to move you on away from the kids and away from the toys.

What a lovely snake. Well, guys, that's another one at Cleveland that we're going to rehome, and take back to the bush, and let him go on his way.

Here we are today at a property at Cleveland. And I'll tell you what, if the kids went to ride this, they would get a little bit of a surprise. I don't know if you can see poking under there, but let's have a look on that side too. He's poking out a bit there.

Let's lift this up. Oh, wow, he's found a great place to hide right underneath this toy right there. He's in a beautiful ball. And let's-- we'll wake him-- wake him up.

[BOY SHOUTS]

And the kids are screaming behind me. What a beautiful color and what a lovely python this one is. Hey, mate. Sorry to wake you up, but we do have to move you on away from the kids and away from the toys.

What a lovely snake. Well, guys, that's another one at Cleveland that we're going to rehome, and take back to the bush, and let him go on his way.