Giant Python Causes 'Quite the Fright' After Slithering into Home's Barbecue Grill
Barbecues were briefly paused at a house in Australia after the owners found a lengthy python curled up in their grill.
According to a Jan. 23 Facebook post from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, someone contacted the snake removal service looking to have a python pulled from their barbecue.
Snake catcher Stuart McKenzie responded to the call from the home in Queensland, Australia, per UPI. Upon arriving at the residence, McKenzie found a carpet python tangled up inside the home's barbecue despite the grill being stored with the lid closed.
"Proof that keeping your bbq lid closed won't stop em' from getting in!" Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 wrote about the BBQ intruder in the post's caption.
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The social media post also included a video of McKenzie removing the non-venomous python from the grill. The clip opens with the snake's lower half dangling in the cupboard under the barbeque. As the video continues, the python gradually hauls its tail into the grill. The clip then cuts to McKenzie removing a piece of the barbecue to get a better view of the reptile.
With the snake in sight, McKenzie uses a hook to help maneuver it out of the grill. The video of the quick removal ends with McKenzie holding up the sizable python before slipping it into a bag.
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"Although this snake was quite easy to get a hold of from the beginning if Stu was to do so, the snake would've held on tight with the top half of its body and gotten quite the fright!" Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 explained in its post, referring to why McKenzie chose to approach the snake from the head, not the tail.
Related: Man Finds 'Highly Venomous' Snake Hiding in His Car During Shopping Trip
According to Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7's website, the snakes the service removes are relocated to less populated areas.
The barbecue owners who faced the python are far from the only homeowners to encounter an unexpected snake in their residences. A man from Adelaide, Australia, recently returned home from a trip to find a venomous eastern brown snake had started living in his house while he was gone. The man believes his pet cat tried to bite the reptile while he was away. Luckily, the cat and the snake are fine, and the latter was removed and relocated from the home.
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