A hinterland resident has made a disturbing discovery after an unwanted intruder made its way into her bed.
It was a case of Goldilocks and the Three Bears for the Diamond Valley resident, after the snake decided her bed was “just right” for a cosy nap.
The resident, who asked not be be named, was getting ready for bed when she saw the slithery creature curled up between the pillows where she usually sleeps.
She said her beloved cavoodle had been napping on the bed half an hour before the frightening find.
“I had been photographing soccer grand finals all day so hadn’t been home since early that morning and got home around 5pm,” she said.
“My husband was home all day and he was doing yard work but often leaves the doors open.
“One side of the house is elevated, the other side is ground level, and we have a patio door that opens onto our bedroom, so that’s where the snake would have entered.
“It was just before 8.30pm, I went into our room to get my PJs from under my pillow and that’s when I saw him curled up between my husband and my pillows.
“Our cavoodle had been asleep beside the pillow the snake was under until maybe half an hour before I discovered it. She clearly was oblivious to its presence.”
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She had become accustomed to seeing snakes around her home but she had never seen one inside.
Just a few weeks ago the family videoed a carpet python slithering across a barbecue on the veranda directly outside her bedroom.
“We usually see snake action on our property anywhere from midday to mid-afternoon, that’s when they are enjoying the sun,” she said.
“I have been telling my husband to close doors for this very reason for years.
“Of course, we do live on acreage and are surrounded by bushland so naturally snakes live here too.”
She said finding the snake in her bed was a “wow” moment.
“Eleven years ago when we first moved to Diamond Valley, I would have had an absolute heart attack,” she said.
“But over the years of seeing pythons a lot during spring and summer, since we have chickens, I was shocked of course, but not in a hysterical kind of way. More like a ‘wow’.
“In saying that, if it was a brown or red belly, I know my reaction would have been quite different.
“The only one time comparable is one I found curled up in one of my chicken coop nesting boxes when I went to collect eggs.”
She said the only other time a snake has become that “cosy” was when she found one in a nesting box in her chicken coop.
“In reflecting we have a bit of a joke, the snake had a nice cosy bed – my pillowcase was silk at the time – and brekkie in bed, our puppy, waiting for the morning,” she said.
