Earlier this month, Bryce Lockett of Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast got a call from a concerned homeowner in Australia. While using the bathroom, they’d noticed what appeared to be a scaly tail emerging from the ceiling overhead.
“[It was] hanging out of a hole in the roof, where the plumbing went through,” Lockett told
This was the first indication that a reptile had taken up residence in the home — but it wouldn’t be the last.
Arriving to the house, Lockett searched the attic for an intruder. But instead he found this:
Incredibly, Lockett had stumbled upon the massive remnants of a snake’s shed skin. It measured in at just over 14 feet long! Even Lockett, who works with snakes daily, was impressed by the remarkable find.
“[I] always love getting a snake skin that’s fully intact,” Lockett told . “It doesn’t happen too often with snakes over the 10-foot mark.”
Not only did this indicate that a snake was likely present, but, boy, was he going to be a whopper.
After a little more searching, Lockett found him curled up in a wall cavity: