<p>An Australian returned home and was surprised to discover that his kitchen ceiling had collapsed under the weight of two large pythons apparently fighting over a mate.</p>.<p>David Tait entered his home in Laceys Creek in Queensland state on Monday and found a large chunk of his ceiling lying on his kitchen table.</p>.<p>"I knew we hadn't had rain, so I looked around to find what had caused it,” Tait told Nine Network television on Tuesday.</p>.<p>He soon found two culprits — non-venomous carpet pythons 2.8 meters (9 foot, 2 inches) and 2.5 meters (8 foot, 2 inches) long — that had slithered into a bedroom and living room. The snakes have an estimated combined weight of 45 kilograms (100 pounds).</p>.<p>Snake catcher Steven Brown was called to remove the two snakes.</p>.<p>“I would assume that it was two males fighting over a female that was nearby in the roof,” Brown said. He suspected the female could still be in the ceiling or nearby.</p>.<p>The males were returned to the wild, but the suspected third snake hasn't been found.</p>
<p>An Australian returned home and was surprised to discover that his kitchen ceiling had collapsed under the weight of two large pythons apparently fighting over a mate.</p>.<p>David Tait entered his home in Laceys Creek in Queensland state on Monday and found a large chunk of his ceiling lying on his kitchen table.</p>.<p>"I knew we hadn't had rain, so I looked around to find what had caused it,” Tait told Nine Network television on Tuesday.</p>.<p>He soon found two culprits — non-venomous carpet pythons 2.8 meters (9 foot, 2 inches) and 2.5 meters (8 foot, 2 inches) long — that had slithered into a bedroom and living room. The snakes have an estimated combined weight of 45 kilograms (100 pounds).</p>.<p>Snake catcher Steven Brown was called to remove the two snakes.</p>.<p>“I would assume that it was two males fighting over a female that was nearby in the roof,” Brown said. He suspected the female could still be in the ceiling or nearby.</p>.<p>The males were returned to the wild, but the suspected third snake hasn't been found.</p>