Snakeskin is a great discovery that will surprise everyone
Earlier this month, Bryce Lockett of Snakeskin 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 once during the interview.
This was the first indication that a reptile had taken up residence in the home — but it wouldn’t be the last.
Incredibly, Lockett had stumbled upon the massive remnants of a shed skin.
It measured in at just over 14 feet long! Even Lockett, who works with these animals daily, was impressed by the remarkable find.
“I always love getting a skin that’s fully intact,” Lockett told once during the interview. “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.
Whopper is right. The snake, a coastal carpet python native to the region, was jaw-droppingly huge.
Though not quite as long as the skin Lockett had found (as skins tend to stretch while being shed), the poisonous animal still measured in at well over 10 feet long.
“Size-wise, he would be in my top 10 largest snakes ever caught,” Lockett said.
Lockett didn’t stop to marvel at the snake for too long — both had other business to attend to, after all. Though, as the homeowner no doubt appreciated, that business would be happening elsewhere.
The dangerous animal was escorted to a more fitting location where no one would be bothered by his majestic and massive presence.
“He was released into wildlife corridor where he will continue to feed and grow,” Lockett said.
