By Sarah Richards, ABC News
Photo: ABC News / Rachel Bloor
When Brisbane resident Rachel Bloor woke up to discover a carpet python curled up on top of her, she was rattled.
The two-and-a-half-metre snake crawled onto her bed late on Monday evening.
When Bloor felt something heavy on her stomach and chest, she initially thought it was her labradoodle.
But when she put her arm on top of the covers, she felt something move in her hands.
Bloor quickly woke her husband and told him to turn the lights on.
Photo: ABC News / Supplied
She said he told her, "Babe, don't move. There's about a two-and-a-half metre carpet python on top of you".
That's when the panic set in.
"I was worried about the dogs," Bloor said.
Her h
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