A woman kept a giant python in her home. One day, the snake began acting oddly: it stopped eating and started curling itself around her waist at night, like a living scarf.
Each time her parents visited, they voiced the same warning. “Miranda, you need to be careful,” her father insisted. “That’s not a pet cat. It’s a predator.” She would chuckle. “You’re exaggerating. He’s calm, he trusts me. Look — he never even hisses when I handle him. Ambrose cares for me.” For nearly four years,…