An unidentified hiker in Australia was “extremely lucky” after being bitten by what he thought was a harmless diamond python, which he had captured and took home to show his kids ...

He reportedly saw what he thought was a diamond python, a nonvenomous species of constrictor that resides on Australia’s east coast, and decided to bring it home.

What would you do if you were enjoying the outdoors in your backyard with your family when a giant snake fell on your patio table? If you live within the range of the diamond python, it just might ...

A hashtag shared with the post and images from the Australian Museum suggests the snake in the video is a diamond python. "Pythons are nonvenomous but can inflict a painful bite.

Diamond pythons are native to the local area, but the snake caught on camera appears to be a coastal carpet python, usually found further north.

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