However, one woman was still shocked to find a 4.5-meter (14.8-foot) albinoΒ Burmese pythonΒ on her front porch in Oxenford, Queensland, on Monday.
The 50-kilogram (110-pound) snake was large enough to eat a dog, and removing the animal required the specialist skills of snake catcher Tony Harrison.
Harrison told CNN the snake is the biggest he has seen in more than 20,000 call outs since he started
