Horrifying moment unsuspecting driver finds giant python lurking in his car

13 September 2023 , 08:14

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Horrifying moment unsuspecting driver finds giant python lurking in his car

Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a huge python was found lurking in a car.

In the video, the snake appears from the engine of the car as its body slithers over a corner of the bonnet and up over the roof. The shocking footage, shared by Brisbane North Snake Catchers, shows the python emerging out of a vehicle parked in Griffin, Queensland, Australia.

Identified as a coastal carpet python, the non-venomous snake can grow between 2-4 metres in length and can weigh up to 22lbs. Viewers on social media were stunned by the video and the snake’s bizarre hiding place – with one branding it “unwise”.

The huge python snaking in and out of the car (Jam Press/Brisbane North Snake Catchers)

The creature was eventually caught by Brisbane North Snake Catchers (Jam Press/Brisbane North Snake Catchers)

Sonia Cassar said: “That is one stunning looking python. A shame I no longer have an exotic pets license or I would keep that one as a pet, not that I ever dealt with many snakes.” Chris Boyt-Cullis added: “Those poor inoffensive pythons make a lot of unwise choices.”

Snake catcher Steve Brown (Jam Press/Brisbane North Snake Catchers)

The snake-catching service previously shared pictures of a fellow coastal carpet python hitching a ride in a camper van engine. The coastal carpet python was curled up under the bonnet in Samford, northwest of Brisbane, Australia. Terrifying snaps show the snake hiding next to the engine.

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In April, another driver was forced to pull over into a services after a large snake was found hanging out of the dashboard of his car. The unusual tale was explained by a 24-hour emergency rescue service based in Burton-upon-Trent. Linjoy Wildlife Sanctuary and Rescue described the details of a man delivering a vehicle from a car dealership ended up hitching a corn snake ride alongside him.

The driver contacted the rescue service where two employees met him to remove the snake from the vehicle, only for it to slither under the seat and out of reach. It meant dismantling the passenger seat from its fitting, including the carpet and trimming, to get access to the reptile, which had wrapped itself around the electric looms.

Ryan Fahey