Speaking of pythons and snakes, I'm not sure if this story is true or not but it is terrifying. A friend of a friend of a friend of my mother's bought a pet python (not the same kind seen in the pictures as I think that's illegal but a python nonetheless) but would sometimes wake up to see the python staring at her. Curious to see what this was about she took the python to the vet and told him what the problem was. The vet told her to get rid of the python, stating that the python was "measuring her up" so it could eat her.
Just get a dog next time.