Pursuing Mangsa Enters Resident's House, Belitung BPBD Firefighters Successfully Evacuated 4 Meters Python

The Sanca snake that was evacuated by the Belitung Damkar (DOC ANTARA)

The Firefighters (Damkar) of the Belitung Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Bangka Belitung Islands Province, managed to evacuate a four-meter-long python from the top of the residents' room ceiling. "Alhamdulillah, we managed to evacuate the four-meter-long python from the top of the residents' room ceiling," said Team II Commander of the Belitung Riko Pribadi BPBD Damkar in Tanjung Pandan, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, January 30. Previously, the Belitung BPBD Damkar received a telephone report from a resident named Saiman who informed that a snake had entered Isnayanti's house on Jalan Sudirman, RT.08/RW.04, Kota Village, Tanjung Pandan. "Then, the picket members immediately departed to evacuate the python," he said. According to Riko, upon arrival at the location, the Belitung BPBD Damkar team immediately evacuated the python using a snake evacuation device. "The snake was above the ceiling of the room, so we immediately evacuated it using a number of snake evacuation equipment that we brought," he said. He said the python was suspected of being looking for food or chasing its prey. "It could be that the snake is chasing its prey, whether it is livestock or rats, so that it reaches the roof of the residents' ceiling," he said. He stated that the obstacles faced in the field in the evacuation process were the narrow room ceiling conditions. "However, we managed to evacuate the python with a time of approximately 40 minutes," he said.

He appealed that if people find snakes entering their homes, do not evacuate themselves for safety, they should contact the Belitung BPBD Firefighters. "We urge you not to evacuate yourself if you find the snake incident in the house. Residents can contact the Belitung BPBD firefighters for their own safety," he said. The Belitung BPBD Damkar Team managed to evacuate a four-meter-long python from the roof of the room ceiling of a resident of Jalan Sudirman,