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.

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 ...

Redland's Snake Catcher The snake catchers do not specify the species. There are 14 species of python that live in Australia, including the carpet python, diamond python and scrub python.