Python under bed a real eye-opener

MONTREAL, July 22 (UPI) -- A Canadian woman in Montreal didn't get much sleep after reaching beneath her bed to find a 3-foot python slithering around.

The unidentified 31-year-old woman told police she had just gone to bed Sunday night when she heard unusual noises under her bed, CTV News reported Tuesday. When she reached her hand below the bed, the felt the snake moving and bolted to the phone, the report said.

Police captured the snake without incident and took it to the Berger Blanc animal shelter, where it was determined to be a non-venomous ball python, the report said.

Monday, police said they had reason to believe the snake was a pet owned by an upstairs tenant in the woman's low-rise apartment, the report said.

Mark Ostroff of the retail Reptile Amazone store told the broadcaster such snakes are legal in Quebec, and usually escape from uncovered aquariums when they're hungry. He said while not venomous, ball pythons can inflict a nasty bite if they feel threatened.