When a celebrity’s pet snake turns a $25 million mansion into a demolition site, you know you’ve got a story worth telling.
Taylor Swift recently spilled the tea on a wild incident that unfolded at her Beverly Hills estate during the devastating California wildfires. While she was sheltering actress Zoë Kravitz and Kravitz’s mother, TV legend Lisa Bonet, the duo’s pet Burmese python—named Orpheus—escaped and caused a mini‑crisis that ended with an axe‑wielding crew hacking away at a vintage antique cupboard.
“I just remember getting a call from my head of security trying to explain this story to me, and my first question was, ‘What snake?’” Swift laughed on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She admitted she had no idea a snake was even in the house.
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The chaotic chain of events
- The fire‑raged night forced Swift to open her $25 million, 12‑bedroom home to Kravitz and Bonet, who had just lost their own house to the flames.
- Orpheus slithered into a wall cavity and got stuck in a bathroom while Bonet was washing her face.
- In a frantic rescue attempt, Kravitz and her mother tried to pull the snake out, only to discover that half of its body was wedged in the wall.
- An axe‑wielding handyman was called in, and a section of a beloved antique cupboard was chopped away to free the reptile.
Swift described the scene as “the chicest thing I’ve ever heard in my life,” joking that it could have been a YSL commercial. She even imagined Kravitz and Bonet’s “elite cheekbones” straining as they wrestled with the slippery serpent.
But here’s where it gets controversial…
Three weeks after the repairs were finished, Kravitz finally called Swift to “confess” what had happened. Swift, who already knew the story from her security team, teased, “You had a snake in the house, it got loose, and you needed an axe?” Kravitz was apparently upset that the incident had already been reported before she could break the news herself. Swift, ever the good‑natured friend, replied, “I can’t even be mad.”
The whole episode sparked a flurry of social‑media chatter. Some fans found the whole saga hilarious, while others wondered whether a celebrity should have been so quick to host friends in a fire‑zone, potentially endangering everyone with a pet python. What do you think—was Swift’s hospitality heroic or reckless?
Beyond the snake drama, Swift’s promotional marathon continues.
- She’s been touring the media circuit for her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, which dropped on October 3.
- On Monday, she dazzled in a crystal‑studded mini‑dress on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she addressed the raunchy lyrics of her new track “Wood,” explaining they were inspired by fiancé Travis Kelce’s nervousness before his surprise proposal.
- Swift also shut down rumors that she turned down the 2026 Super Bowl halftime slot because she couldn’t own the footage. “This has nothing to do with Travis; he’d love for me to do it! I’m just too locked in,” she clarified.
- While chatting with Fallon, she cleared up speculation that she’d joked about best friend Selena Gomez’s wedding. Swift said she kept the focus on Gomez’s big day, offering only light‑hearted teasing about their 2008 fashion choices.
Her promotional tour didn’t stop there. Swift appeared on The Graham Norton Show, popped into Z100’s Elvis Duran show, and joined BBC Radio 2’s The Scott Mills Breakfast Show. In a Kiss FM interview, she revealed that the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia” hides more than 100 Easter eggs, while warning fans that some fan‑theories are “based in absolutely nothing close to reality.”
And this is the part most people miss…
While the snake saga made headlines, the underlying act of kindness—opening a $25 million home to friends whose own house was destroyed—often gets lost in the humor. Swift’s willingness to share her sanctuary during a crisis speaks to a broader conversation about celebrity responsibility and community support during natural disasters.
Your turn: Do you think celebrities should open their doors in emergencies, even if it leads to bizarre mishaps like a python‑induced demolition? Or should they keep a low profile to avoid turning personal crises into tabloid fodder? Drop your thoughts in the comments—let’s get the debate rolling!
