A python in Queensland, Australia, got quite a scratchy surprise when the 5-foot-long (1.5 meters) snake gulped down a tennis ball this week.

A wild coastal carpet python snuck into an elderly Australian couple's house this week and found what it believed to be a tasty snack: a fuzzy slipper.

The African rock python, Reticulated python, Burmese python, Ball python, Carpet python, Green tree python, Indian python, and Blood python are among the species of pythons.