'Fright of her life': Gold Coast woman finds five-metre python on her doorstep

Queensland snake catcher says 80kg albino Burmese python found in Oxenford is the largest he has come across in 27 years

As a seasoned snake catcher, Tony Harrison is used to the people the claiming there is a five-metre snake on their doorstep. But for the first time on Monday, the caller wasn't exaggerating.

"This was the largest snake I have come across in 27 years," Harrison said. "The poor old lady who opened the front door to see it there got the fright of her life"