Good morning, and welcome to Kid News.

I'm Tori.

Today's Thursday, August 19th, 2021.

And we begin with a slithery surprise looking in the shelves of a supermarket in Sydney,

Australia.

25-year-old Helena Aladi was shopping for spices when a 10-foot python emerge from behind

the jars of spices flicking its tongue just inches from her face.

And to her friends as the Harry Potter girl, Helena happens to be a trained wildlife handler

with over 20 snake rescues to her credit and quickly recognize the reptile staring right

at her as a non-venomous diamond python.

Remaining calm, she captured the unusual encounter on her phone before alerting store clerks and

offering to help catch it.

After returning with her snake bag, one tap on the tail is all it took for the serpent

to wriggle happily inside.

After safely depositing the creature back into the nearby bushland, Helena admitted that

while she doesn't speak the Harry Potter language of serpents known as parcel tongue, she believes

snakes gravitate towards her because they sense she cares about protecting animals.

Some parents in Delaware are getting paid to do something millions of others already do

for free.

Drive their kids to school.

This seems a nationwide labor shortage is affecting bus drivers, so East Side Charter

is offering $700 per student if moms, dads or guardians take them in the morning and

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