A resident in Freehold had quite the surprise in his backyard. An 8-foot Burmese python was found hiding under the floor of a shed, the Monmouth County SPCA said. A local contractor removed the floorboards and animal control officer gently unwound the snake so as not to cause injury,

A kookaburra escaped death after snake catchers in Queensland rescued it from the grip of a carpet python hanging from the roof of a house. The bird appeared lifeless at first but recovered within minutes,