A HCMC man who was shocked to find a snake in his motorbike trunk managed to capture it and hand it over to forest rangers.
The snake, nearly two meters long and weighing four kg, was identified as a rare Burmese python.
The python with a long head, small body and yellow stripes was found by Trong Vinh, 42, when he opened the trunk of his motorbike at a workshop in Binh Thanh District three days ago. It was shedding its skin.
A Burmese python pulled out of a motorbike trunk in HCMC. |
"I was scared when I saw its head sticking out of the trunk. It was difficult for me to get it out without getting hurt," Vinh said.
Vinh and others had to use a screwdriver to open the motorbike and remove some panels to get the python out.
The python must have come in from the garden next to the workshop, he said.
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A python removed from a motorbike trunk in HCMC. |
On Wednesday, HCMC Department of Forest Protection took the python to its rescue station. The department said the snake was a Burmese python, listed as vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. This species can grow as long as 8 m.
A 3m Burmese python was found in HCMC last week and handed over to forest rangers.
Source: VnExpress