A pet waste grasping device including a telescopic assembly, a claw assembly, a light assembly and a bag assembly is disclosed. The pet waste grasping device is a pet waste scooper for collecting of pet waste without the need for a user to come in direct contact with the pet waste. The pet waste grasping device include an elongated shaft having a handle and a trigger-like actuator at the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the distal end of the shaft supports an illumination device that projects light downward and a series of extendable fingers which retract and expand when the trigger-like actuator is manipulated to release a bag with pet waste therein. The extendable fingers support the bag which is preferably a plastic bag that is placed over the extendable fingers manually.
