No escaping: The 4.26m rare albino python that was caught by the Civil Defence Force personnel near the Jalan Macalister traffic lights in George Town during rush hour in the morning.
GEORGE TOWN: There are plenty of large snakes dwelling in all city sewers, simply because there are many rats there, the staple of most snakes.
These “city” snakes are perfectly happy to live unseen, but after a long night of rain, the sewers become too cold for these reptiles and it is not uncommon to see them appear in search of warmth in the morning sunlight, right in the heart of bustling cities.
