Pet Information Network (http://www.chongwuxinxi.com/) reported that a national first-class protected animal - a pet python over three meters in length - suddenly appeared on the 14th in a bathroom under renovation in the urban area of Shanghai. The unexpected visitor gave quite a fright to the workers who were on duty.
The police quickly arrived at the scene, and this python which was originally an exotic pet for residents was eventually taken away by professionals from the Shanghai Zoo and is currently being tamed within the zoo.
According to eyewitnesses at the scene, this giant creature was more than three meters long, with a body about ten centimeters thick. It was coiling from one room to another at the time, causing the construction workers to pause their work.
An expert on amphibians and reptiles from the Shanghai Zoo said that this light yellow mixed with white python is not only a national first-class protected animal, but also a rare albino species caused by genetic mutation. According to relevant Chinese laws, private breeding and trading of national first-class protected animals are prohibited.
The owner of the python, a cyber cafe boss, said that he had raised the python as a pet since it was small. Because the weather was too hot last night, he left a small crack in his door, and didn't expect his beloved pet to escape through it.
Currently, among the Shanghai public, there is a group of people who keep exotic pets, some keep lizards, others keep poisonous spiders or turtles. And these exotic pets are available for sale in some flower and bird markets. Relevant personnel pointed out that keeping exotic pets is not only illegal but also disturbing to the neighborhood, and sometimes may even harm oneself. It is reported that someone was accidentally bitten by the poisonous spider they kept.