PHUKET: A 50-kilo Phuket python that measures 5.5 metres has been returned to the jungle in Chalong after crashing yesterday into a backyard in a built-up area.
It took six men to ensure the giant was behaving itself today after the monster slitherer gatecrashed a home in Maneecram village, Kathu.
The owner of a house in the village went outside about 11pm last night and spotted the python in a tree overhanging his yard.
The next minute, the branch gave way and the python was on the ground, probably keen to find food or to find a crawlspace in which to hide.
Sayan Thammapan of the Ruamjai Rescue Foundation was called in and, after noting the size of the giant, he sought reinforcements.
Khun Sayan said large pythons probably once frequented the jungle on Phuket before housing developments took away their natural habitat.
The python was released in a part of Chalong that still has jungle about 10am today.
It took six men to ensure the giant was behaving itself today after the monster slitherer gatecrashed a home in Maneecram village, Kathu.
The owner of a house in the village went outside about 11pm last night and spotted the python in a tree overhanging his yard.
The next minute, the branch gave way and the python was on the ground, probably keen to find food or to find a crawlspace in which to hide.
Sayan Thammapan of the Ruamjai Rescue Foundation was called in and, after noting the size of the giant, he sought reinforcements.
Khun Sayan said large pythons probably once frequented the jungle on Phuket before housing developments took away their natural habitat.
The python was released in a part of Chalong that still has jungle about 10am today.
good it was released and not sent to some zoo or snake farm
Posted by Michael on December 18, 2014 12:50