Snake found in west bromwich

The dramatic incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning, where residents of Harwood Street noticed the gigantic snake slithering along the road.

By Tom Pyman. A huge 12ft python was seen slithering down a street in the Black Country today before three police officers managed to catch it. Officers were called after a shocked resident spotted the huge reptile in Harwood Street, West Bromwich, at around 1. Police arrived to discover the yellow python - one of world's biggest snakes which are native to Southeast Asia - in the middle of the road. But with the RSPCA unable to attend due to the time of the call, it took three brave response officers to step in to rescue it. After putting a bag over its head and ushering it into a police van, the slippery suspect was taken to a vets to be checked over.

Snake found in west bromwich

Police officers in Birmingham dealt with a new scale of problem on Tuesday morning when they rescued a huge snake from a residential street. Officers were called out to Harwood Street, West Bromwich in the north-west of the city at 1. Concerned locals had noticed a foot yellow python slithering around on the road. So police stepped in and rescued the snake, getting it into their van "without too many slips and slides". Read more: Snakes on a train: Commuter chaos after reptile spotted slithering through carriage. Read more: Real-life snakes on a plane: Pilot forced to make emergency landing after spotting highly venomous cobra in cockpit. Some , snakes are thought to be kept in the UK, most of which are pythons or corn snakes bred in captivity. The police probably rescued a Burmese python, which can grow to around 16 feet in the wild. Pythons are not venomous, but instead rely on constricting to capture and kill their prey. They tend to be scared of humans, although they can still be dangerous and should be treated with care. Even though police dealt with this python, if you see a non-native snake in the UK, you should keep your distance and call the RSPCA on

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The force say the RSPCA was unable to attend to the call due to the time of day, but the snake was eventually captured by officers and taken to a nearby vet. Officers from Sandwell Police apprehended the creature just after midnight on Tuesday after a call from a member of the public. Not shy of using a few puns, in a statement, Sandwell Police said: "Our officers are not easily rattled when it comes to responding to unusual calls as we deal with a huge variety of incidents. Read more: New species of serpent named after Harrison Ford Woman attacked by snake and hawk at the same time. It comes a week after a swan was caught slowing down traffic in Porthmadog , Gwynedd, before getting itself to safety. The incident sparked comparisons with scenes from the film Hot Fuzz, where police officers played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the fictional Sandford are called to catch a swan on the loose, spawning the meme: "Just the one swan actually.

A huge 12ft python was seen slithering down a street in the Black Country today before three police officers managed to catch it. Officers were called after a shocked resident spotted the huge reptile in Harwood Street, West Bromwich, at around 1. Police arrived to discover the yellow python - one of world's biggest snakes which are native to Southeast Asia - in the middle of the road. But with the RSPCA unable to attend due to the time of the call, it took three brave response officers to step in to rescue it. After putting a bag over its head and ushering it into a police van, the slippery suspect was taken to a vets to be checked over. A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: 'Our officers are not easily rattled when it comes to responding to unusual calls as we deal with a huge variety of incidents.

Snake found in west bromwich

The dramatic incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning, where residents of Harwood Street noticed the gigantic snake slithering along the road. A video shot by local resident Aftab Ali shows an officer wrapping a towel around the snake's head to prevent it from biting him. Three officers then gently lift the snake and struggle to carry it, until a fourth officer joins the team effort. Aftab said: "First of all I'd like to thank the West Midlands Police team, our heroes for coming out and rescuing this foot python. It was a horrific, scary night, to witness this foot python which was fighting against a team to escape. West Midlands Police responded to the incident after receiving a call at 1. Thankfully, the impressive snake was safely rescued and was transferred to a nearby vets for overnight care. A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: "Our officers are not easily rattled when it comes to responding to unusual calls as we deal with a huge variety of incidents. This is not the first time the force has rescued a large snake, having performed a similar rescue on Park Lane in Birmingham back in June.

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