Hissy fit over snake-filled drain


Slinky creatures: The 29 pythons slithering in a drain behind a Shah Alam eatery. — Photo from Shah Alam Fire and Rescue Department

SHAH ALAM: It was a sight that would make anyone who has a fear of snakes feel squeamish: 28 baby pythons and their mother were found inside a drain behind a restaurant in Section 20 near here.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department deputy director (Operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said firemen received a distress call on the snakes being spotted at the location at 9.56pm on Wednesday.A team of six rescuers from Shah Alam’s fire and rescue station was sent to the scene.

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