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Sunshine Coast man's terrifying find under cushion on his sofa

A large carpet python made itself comfortable at a home on Queensland's Sunshine Coast - curling up in front of the TV and getting some shut eye.

It is believed the snake slithered into the two-storey Cooroy house through an open verandah door sometime during Friday night, and slid onto the sofa.

On Saturday morning a member of the family went to relax on the couch, but received quite a shock when they realised they had a visitor which was scaly, measured close to 2.5metres in length and weighed a little under 10 kilograms.

"He went to sit in the spot where he usually goes to watch TV, so he went to move the cushion out of the way, but there was a big snake sitting in his spot," Snake Catcher Luke Huntley said.

That's when Mr Huntley from Snake Catcher Noosa was called to the property to relocate the reptile.

A member of the family went to relax in front of the TV on Saturday morning and realised they had a visitor. Source: Snake Catcher Noosa/ Facebook
A member of the family went to relax in front of the TV on Saturday morning and realised they had a visitor. Source: Snake Catcher Noosa/ Facebook

The snake catcher said he initially thought the family meant the snake was outside but when he arrived he realised just how comfortable the snake had made itself.

"I started laughing when I saw where it was," Mr Huntley told Yahoo7.

"It was the biggest snake I've caught indoors before."

He was not the only one amused by Saturday's call-out.

"That's obviously a sofa python," one Facebook user joked.

It is believed the python slithered into the home after a verandah door was left open. Source: Snake Catcher Noosa/ Facebook
It is believed the python slithered into the home after a verandah door was left open. Source: Snake Catcher Noosa/ Facebook

The snake had stayed put in the time it took for Mr Huntley to travel to the home, but he said its slumber had been disturbed.

"It would have been feeling vibrations and movement around ... probably why he was a bit touchy," Mr Huntley said.

Mr Huntley told Yahoo7 that it is likely the snake had come in to escape wet weather on Friday night and was staying cool indoors on a hot Saturday morning.

"So many people leave their door open for the airflow or if they have a dog or cat."

"It's the most common way snakes get in."

The snake was close to 2.5 metres long. Source: Snake Catcher Noosa/ Facebook
The snake was close to 2.5 metres long. Source: Snake Catcher Noosa/ Facebook

And for those who do not want any unexpected visitors inside, the snake catcher's advice is simple.

"If you don't want snakes inside the house, keep your doors and windows closed," Mr Huntley said.