The British ex-pat discovered a nasty surprise in her outdoor tree on Thursday, when she came home from work to find a three-metre (10-foot) python coiled around the potted evergreen.

Dec. 13 (UPI) --An Australia couple returned home from work and were shocked to find a 10-foot python coiled up on their Christmas tree. Leanne Chapman of Brisbane said she and her partner ...

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It’s a Christmas tree decoration only the Grinch himself would want. One Australian woman was in for a surprise when she returned home to find a 10-foot python wrapped around her Christmas tr… ...

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Pics of the python were shared on Twitter by John Brooks. They show the huge snake wrapped around the small tree. Lovely python in our Christmas tree. Glad to see he made the news @Leannie138!