Poor Baggins! And poor you, having to go through all of that. I'm not terrified or phobic of snakes, but I do have a verrrrry healthy respect, and the thought that one could be living in your house .... gosh, just no. I'm so glad you found good experts. (And I will definitely hit you up for the name, if I need snake experts in future!)

My aunt lost her Jack Russell to a tiger snake the first year they moved out of Melbourne to a country area, and the cat they got to replace it the next year, too. I think they're better at keeping them safe now. But it's heartbreaking. I'm glad Baggins is OK.