--- title: Australian Grandma Removes 2 Pythons From Barbecue Grill description: An 81-year-old grandmother in Brisbane, Australia, expertly removed two pythons from a barbecue grill this week. canonical: https://time.com/5379706/grandmother-removes-pythons-from-barbecue-grill/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-27T21:31:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:32.679Z og:title: Intrepid Grandma Removes 2 Pythons From Barbecue Grill og:description: An impressive feat at any age og:url: https://time.com/5379706/grandmother-removes-pythons-from-barbecue-grill/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5dbc1971f018580c/698938cf86f68eea266ea01f/grandmother-removes-pythons-from-bbq-grill-australia.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Close-Up Of Bonfire On Barbecue Grill og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Intrepid Grandma Removes 2 Pythons From Barbecue Grill twitter:description: An impressive feat at any age twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5dbc1971f018580c/698938cf86f68eea266ea01f/grandmother-removes-pythons-from-bbq-grill-australia.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 81-Year Old Grandmother Bravely Removes 2 Pythons From a Barbecue Grill  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 27, 2018 9:31 PM UTC  Top View Of Empty And Clean Barbecue Charcoal Grill With Flames Of Fire, Close Up Top View Of Empty And Clean Barbecue Charcoal Grill With Flames Of Fire, Close UpValentyn Semenov / EyeEm—Getty Images/EyeEm  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 27, 2018 9:31 PM UTC Today, in things you have to see to believe, please peruse this [viral video](http://time.com/5367090/teen-sings-mcdonalds-order-in-viral-video/) of a grandmother removing two very large, very resistant [pythons](http://time.com/3752598/burmese-pythons-taking-over-everglades/) from a barbecue grill. In a video shared to social media by [_Channel 7 News Brisbane_](https://www.businessinsider.com.au/video-australian-grandma-removing-two-pythons-from-a-barbecue-2018-8), an 81-year-old grandma from Down Under who goes by the name Faye Morgan, wrangles, not just one, but two very large pythons from an outdoor grill before kindly depositing them in a large box. While there was a younger man who held open the box for Morgan, Morgan manages to grab both snakes by herself and skillfully put them in the container without any harm to her or the animals. May we all age so gracefully. Watch the full video below. 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