An hour later, the pet python was caught by its owner and taken home. It is a popular ornamental pet snake.
Report by our staff reporter (Li Dong): A python appeared on the windowsill of a civilian residence in the bustling city! At around 2 p.m. yesterday, on the third floor of No. 1 Qingzhu Street, Jiangnan West Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, a giant python about 4 to 5 meters long, at least 20 centimeters in diameter, and with a golden yellow body coiled on the windowsill, moving its head back and forth, causing chills. After more than an hour of "capture" operation, the python was finally taken home. It was suspected that it might be a pet snake - a Golden Python - which had sneaked out through the window while its owner was out, scaring the residents.
Python Appears on Resident's Windowsill
"Quick look," "There's a snake!" Yesterday afternoon, Ms. Dai, a resident of Qingzhu Street, Jiangnan West, just stepped out of her house when she suddenly saw something very thick sticking out of the window on the opposite third floor.
"Is it fake?" "So thick, motionless." The third floor is about ten meters above the ground, some people doubted whether Ms. Dai had mistaken vision. After a while, as there was no movement, someone guessed "it might be a plastic pipe." "Ah! It's moving, it's really a snake, a python!" A cry of alarm, and the small courtyard became restless.
The Python Crawled Out from the Home Window
Mr. Wu, Ms. Dai's husband, remained calm. He carefully observed and found that the snake had a golden-yellow body with irregular white patterns, large in size, but did not show any aggression, "It should be a pet snake, I've seen it on TV, it won't attack people."
"At the time, half of the snake's body was outside the window, and the other half was inside the window," Mr. Wu said, poking its head out first to look around outside the window for a while, seeing no one paying attention, it slowly crawled out, following the water pipe from the third-floor window down to the second-floor windowsill.
I noticed that the window of the third-floor resident was only half closed. Although there was a burglar-proof net installed, the snake still managed to escape successfully.
When the journalist arrived at the scene, the terrible creature was curled up on the second-floor windowsill, motionless. It didn't care about the crowd watching, appearing quite quiet.
The Snake Owner Climbed the Ladder to Capture the Snake
First Attempt to Catch the Snake: Failed to Bag the Snake!
The police found the snake owner and a ladder, initiating the capture action. The snake owner was a forty-year-old man living on the third floor. At 2:30 p.m., the snake-catching operation began. Perhaps familiar with the snake's habits, the snake owner took no protective measures and climbed onto a tree near the windowsill with a cloth bag, preparing to use the bag to trap the snake.
After several attempts, the huge creature refused to obediently crawl into the bag. Later, another staff member also climbed to the windowsill via the ladder, and the two tried a front-and-back pincer strategy to force the snake to submit. Unfortunately, the big guy refused to cooperate, and the first attempt failed.
Second Attempt to Catch the Snake: The Snake Got Stuck, Failed!
After the first capture attempt failed, the snake owner decided to take the snake out first, as the burglar-proof net indeed caused great inconvenience to the capture action.
The snake owner grabbed the snake's head first, trying to pull it out, but the huge creature got stuck between the burglar-proof net and couldn't move, forcing the second attempt to be abandoned.
Third Attempt to Catch the Snake: The Python Descended the Ladder and Was Taken Home
After several attempts, the snake seemed to understand that this was not a place to stay for long and began to slowly cooperate with the snake owner, twisting its body and adjusting its direction. The staff behind seized the opportunity, grabbing the snake's tail and pulling it out bit by bit, guiding the snake onto the ladder.
Thus, a rare scene of "the giant snake winding down the ladder" appeared on the spot. Under the guidance of the snake owner, the snake slowly descended the ladder, finally reaching the ground. "Goodness, it takes two people to lift it, it must weigh over a hundred pounds," the snake-catching operation was finally declared successful.
Subsequently, the big guy was carried back to the snake owner's home.
Golden Pythons Cost Tens of Thousands, Who Licenses Snake Keeping?
The journalist went to the snake owner's house, but no matter how much knocking, the snake owner still refused to open the door, even leaving the police helpless and temporarily departing.
Informed sources revealed that the snake owner might be worried about having his unlicensed snake confiscated, thus refusing interviews. This snake has been kept for more than three years, estimated to be worth tens of thousands. After comparing pictures, this snake is highly likely to be the most popular pet snake - the Golden Python.
Residents of the neighborhood who were scared also raised questions: Who manages snake keeping? If it causes injury accidents, who will be responsible?
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Golden Pythons Are First-Class Protected Animals
The Golden Python is a white-mutated variant of the Burmese Python, a very rare mutated variety. Adult Golden Pythons can reach up to 7 meters in length.
Golden Pythons are popular ornamental pet snakes both domestically and internationally, with gentle temperaments and easy to raise. Its golden-yellow beautiful skin pattern symbolizes wealth and auspiciousness. The Golden Python belongs to first-class protected animals.