Left Away All Day, Home Owners Surprised To Find A 4-meter Long Python In The Closet Hole

Rescue workers evacuate a python four meters long from a resident's house/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. evacuated a large python that was reported by a resident on Monday, February 14, early in the morning.

Surprisingly, the snake was in a closed hole in a rented house, Jalan Raya Ciracas Number 26, RT 05/06, Ciracas Village, Ciracas District, East Jakarta.

Head of the East Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept. of Options, Gatot Sulaeman, said that his party had received a report of finding a snake in the closet.

The python, said Gatot, was found by residents of the house in a condition that half of its body had entered the toilet hole. The evacuation process was carried out on Monday morning at around 00.10 WIB.

"The rented house was left to go all day, when he came home, (he) saw that in the toilet there was already a snake that had entered its half body into the closet, then the reporter called 112 asking for help.

Firefighters for evacuation," said Gatot when confirmed, Monday, February 14.

In order to evacuate the snake from the bathroom, his party deployed 1 unit of a rescue car accompanied by four personnel. The evacuation was completed at 01.10 WIB in the morning.

"The evacuation of the python in the house toilet was successfully carried out, it's four meters long, yes. There were no casualties either," he said.

The plan is that the snake will be handed over to a reptile lover who is well-known to the ranks of the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. and does understand the ins and outs of reptiles.