‘Wish it was fake’: Python filmed reaching from tree into roof of Queensland home

A Queensland resident has sent the internet into a stir with video of a cold-blooded reptile attempting to reach across into their roof.

The video, which was uploaded onto social media and has been watched more than eight million times, shows what appears to be a carpet python in a tree trying to extend itself onto the roof of a house in inner Brisbane.

The snake was unsuccessful and retreats back into the tree soon after.

“Is Australia even meant for human habitation?” one person remarked in the video comments.

“I wish snakes were fake,” another said.

Many people were also quick to call out the similarities between the snake and the prehistoric long-necked brontosaurus, with comments such as: “I’m sorry, but why did I think that it was a dinosaur.”

“I fully thought it was a brontosaurus for a second,” another person said.

Generally considered harmless, carpet pythons can grow up to 3m in length and are found widespread across Australia.

While most feed on smaller prey such as rats and mice, they have been known to eat larger animals such as possums and even birds.

A Brisbane snake catcher told 7NEWS.com.au the pythons “are on the move” during the warmer weather — which may alarm some residents.

“They’re not harmful to humans but I wouldn’t suggest leaving a birdcage on the balcony,” he said.

“We are in their habitat, and they move around us quite frequently to hunt and find their mate.

While not venomous, a carpet python has a mean bite if provoked.

“If you come across one, just leave them alone — they will move on from noise and find somewhere quiet to snooze,” the snake catcher said.