The reptile found on the cat, an eastern brown snake, is Australia's deadliest snake Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue ...

Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers in Australia helped the family remove the large python from their home Getty A cat in Australia spent one of their nine lives narrowly avoiding a serious snake attack.

We all know what it's like to receive an unwanted Christmas gift. But instead of ugly socks and itchy jumpers, one family in Hampton, in Australia's Queensland state, received a much deadlier surprise ...

Mice are generally perceived as unintelligent animals. However, they are not given enough credit for their instincts. These instincts help mice keep away from danger that plagues them from the air and ...

Mabel the cat with an eastern brown snake wrapped around her neck (left) and an eastern brown snake after Mabel's owner, Rebecca Daynes, removed the reptile from her pet (right) A woman in Brisbane, ...