ABC reported on 6 November 2026 that a Brisbane wildlife rescuer named Nell came across a koala joey caught by a python while walking her dog Pluto in Whites Hill Reserve at Camp Hill. She told ABC she heard birds and found the mother scratching at the snake as it held her baby about 15 metres off the footpath.

Nell said she picked up the joey and unravelled the snake, then put the python into a small tree while she checked that the joey's limbs moved and it was breathing. She said the mother stayed nearby and the joey climbed straight up to her. Nell then carried the snake away wrapped around her arm. She returned an hour or two later, she said, and saw the mother and joey cuddling and appearing well.

The account is Nell's description to ABC; it does not establish the exact rescue date or a veterinary examination. ABC described the python as about a metre-and-a-half long. Nell said she wanted to raise awareness of the endangered species' challenges.