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Pythons make appearance in Jakarta as rainy season hits peak

The 4-meter, 8-kilogram python appeared when Amsir and his fellow workers were cleaning up the channel area.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Wed, January 30, 2019 Published on Jan. 30, 2019 Published on 2019-01-30T01:09:27+07:00

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Pythons make appearance in Jakarta as rainy season hits peak West Jakarta water management workers show a python they found in a water channel at the Citra 5 housing complex in Kalideres, West Jakarta, on Jan. 29. (kompas.com/Rima Wahyuningrum)

T

he peak of the rainy season has come with its surprises. Pythons have reportedly appeared, carried by floodwaters to residential areas. 

A West Jakarta water management worker found a python inside a water channel in the Citra 5 housing complex in Kalideres, West Jakarta, on Tuesday at 8 a.m. 

“I was busy cutting grass when suddenly a python came out and almost bit my face,” he said, kompas.com reported

The 4-meter, 8-kilogram python appeared when Amsir and his fellow workers were cleaning up the channel area.

When the python made a move, Amsir had no choice but to parry it with a sickle in his hand. The sickle injured the python.

“We caught the snake and put it in a sack,” he added.

Previously on Jan. 27, a python also made a surprise appearance in a housing complex in Kaliabang, Bekasi, West Java. The python, which was purportedly carried there by floodwaters, bit homeowner Maman, who was trying to catch it. (vla)

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