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Huge Python That Needed 3 Men To Catch Spotted At Jurong West

2020-09-08 , 10:37 am

If you were walking around the streets of Australia and you spotted a python slithering along inside a drain, it’d just be another Tuesday morning.

In Singapore, however, we’re not used to encounters with dangerous animals, unless you include residents who refuse to wear their face masks in public.

In fact, based on my very poor recollection, our scariest brush with wildlife was when a wild boar charged at a resident before crashing into a glass door leading to an MRT station.

While it was certainly alarming, Singaporeans weren’t too shaken because we later found out that the boar was simply late for work and was rushing to catch the train.

This creature, however, is an entirely different beast.

Huge Python That Needed 3 Men To Catch Spotted At Jurong West Drain

A massive python had to be captured and taken away by the authorities after it was spotted in a drain at Jurong West on Monday (8 Sept).

According to Facebook user Rafi, who uploaded a video of three men wrangling the snake, the incident occurred near Blk 457 Jurong West Street 41.

At the beginning of the video, we see a few men stooped over a drain whose cover had been removed.

In it was a long, thick python.

One of the men uses a snake tong (yes that’s a thing) to pull the large beast out of its urban habitat, and that’s when we see how big and long it truly is.

The muscular python was putting up quite a fight, however, and it required three men to tame it.

One of the men then grabs the head of the snake, which is a common practice when capturing or transferring snakes.

Then came the hard part: putting the mammoth beast in a bag.

Unsurprisingly, because it’s the 21st century, several bystanders were standing close to the three men recording the incident with their phones.

The only thing that will give netizens the courage to get up close and personal with a python is the prospect of likes on social media.

After nearly five minutes of struggling with the snake, despite its several attempts to escape the clutches of its captors, the three men finally manage to stuff it into the bag and tie it up.

Well done, guys.

Python Recorded Eating Community Cat

This is the second python sighting in just over a week.

On 30 Aug, a python was spotted at an HDB carpark with the carcass of a cat between its unhinged jaws.

A video of the unpleasant incident was uploaded to the Facebook group Nature Society (Singapore).

You can watch the video here, but viewer discretion is advised (especially for cats and cat lovers).

In the video, the snake can be seen dragging the cat’s lifeless body away when onlookers tried to prod it.

Poor cat.

Dangerous to Humans?

Unlike what you see in movies, pythons are shy and usually avoid human contact, though may turn aggressive if threatened.

The bigger ones – more than 3m – however, are potentially dangerous to humans, even though they don’t move very fast.

If you see one in nature spaces, it’s best to leave it alone, but if seen within a built environment and if it’s not moving or injured, you’re advised to call the Acres 24-hr wildlife rescue hotline at 9783 7782.

But let’s face it, the first thing you’re going to do is whip out your phone and take a video of it, aren’t you?

Huge Python That Needed 3 Men To Catch Spotted At Jurong West

Huge Python That Needed 3 Men To Catch Spotted At Jurong West Drain

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Dangerous to Humans?

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