<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A coastal carpet python has hitched a ride across the Queensland and NSW border after coiling itself into the crevice of a car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It joined the nine-hour ride from Toowoomba to the Central Coast for the Christmas holidays.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The discovery was revealed when Anthony stopped at the Australian Reptile Park and asked for help to remove the snake.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-alleged-group-of-suspected-contract-killers-arrested-after-police-stop-taxi/8eeff560-1e61-47f8-a998-0513b498c35a" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Six men arrested after loaded guns found in car were 'contract killers', police say</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was identified as a 1.2-metre coastal carpet python.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian Reptile Park head of reptiles Dylan Wallis said he has never seen a snake travel that distance before.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've seen many snakes in cars, but never one that has travelled that far from another state," he said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/snake-queensland-nsw-border-python-hitches-ride-in-car/38d50155-61c3-41f9-b7fc-e641d74c3dd4" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The snake had been hiding on top of the car's fuel tank, which kept it safe from the elements.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/2025-was-one-of-three-hottest-years-on-record-world-climate-change/a07f7f2a-1638-4912-8381-303ef3af086b" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Scientists say 2025 was one of the three hottest years on record</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Right next to him are the turning wheels and, of course, that creates a lot of ventilation to keep him nice and cool," Wallis said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was safely extracted as experts went underneath the car to push the python out. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It will be shipped back to Queensland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's gonna do the entire journey, but this time he's not gonna be sitting on top of the fuel tank," Wallis said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>