WHEN a massive predator targets livestock, it raises questions about safety and rural life.
IT may be the Year of the Snake, but most people aren't fond of these slithering reptiles, especially when they appear uninvited in residential areas or college campuses.
A reticulated python found itself in a tight spot, after getting stuck in a narrow pipe at a drain near Clarke Quay MRT on Tuesday (Feb 18).
DRAINS generally aren't the most pleasant of places, and this is made worse by the fact that certain irresponsible individuals treat them as their personal dumping grounds.
SINGAPORE: A reticulated python with a bloated belly was spotted at 12 Eunos Crescent on the morning of Friday (Dec 6).
A reticulated python with a bloated belly was spotted at 12 Eunos Crescent.
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.
KOTA KINABALU: A group of cleaners got the shock of their lives when they stumbled upon a 50kg-python while doing work near Futsal UTC, Jalan Sembulan here today (Nov 28).
GEORGE TOWN: A 4.26m (14ft) rare albino python was caught by Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel near the Jalan Macalister traffic lights here during morning rush hour on Tuesday (Dec 10).
A reticulated python was reportedly burned alive on Nov 20, and the National Parks Board (NParks) is looking into the case.
ALOR SETAR: After a 20-minute showdown, the Civil Defence Force (APM) managed to catch a 4m-long python which had just indulged in a hearty goat breakfast.
TAIPING: A 5m python that slithered into a house here from the ceiling was captured by members of the Civil Defence Force (APM).
BANGKOK: Herpetologists have been attempting to hunt down the reticulated python that wrapped itself around a 64-year-old woman inside her rented room in Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot subdistrict of Samut Prakan’s Phra Samut Chedi district on Tuesday (Sept 17) but without success.
SINGAPORE: Muklis, a Jurong West resident, was jolted awake from his midday siesta on Sunday (Dec 8) by the urgent shouts of two passers-by, who asked him to close his windows and doors immediately.
BANGKOK: A 64-year-old woman was rescued on Tuesday (Sept 17) night after grappling with a python for over two hours inside her rented room in Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot subdistrict of Samut Prakan’s Phra Samut Chedi district.
KUALA KRAI: The Fire and Rescue Department has successfully captured a python measuring about 7m long and weighing 240kg which devoured three goats belonging to residents of Kampung Ngangah here.
ALOR SETAR: A 4-meter python, which had just swallowed a large goat, was captured by a Civil Defence Force team in Kampung Poko Setol, Baling, on Thursday.
TAIPING: A python, whose capture went viral on social media, is among the longest ever captured by the Civil Defence Force in the district.
PETALING JAYA: A demonstration by members of the Fire and Rescue Department on handling a python has become a viral sensation on social media.
An elderly woman was found dead after being attacked by a python in central Indonesia, police and local officials said, the third such death in the province in as many months.