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Snakes common visitors during rainy season
The rainy season brings unwelcome slithery visitors, as pythons have been recently found in several locations across the city, ranging from rivers to resident’s homes.
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During the rainy season, sightings of snakes have been reported in various areas in the capital as puddles are their easy access to the city. (Shutterstock/Isroi)
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he rainy season brings unwelcome slithery visitors, as pythons have been recently found in several locations across Jakarta, ranging from rivers to residents’ homes.
On Tuesday, a 3-meter python entered a house in South Petukangan, Pesanggarahan, South Jakarta through a 6.35-centimeter ventilation pipe.
Earlier, on Feb. 10, workers with the Jakarta Environment Agency’s water management department found a 5-meter-long python in the Moorkervart River in Kalideres, West Jakarta. On the same day, a resident in Koja, East Jakarta found two 3-meter-long pythons on the street after a flood hit the area.
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The Jakarta Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) recorded at least seven python sightings in the city since January 2019: in South Jakarta, East Jakarta, North Jakarta and the Thousand Islands regency.
The chairman of the Jakarta BKSDA, Ahmad Munawir, said it was common for snakes to appear in Jakarta, especially in swampy areas. Therefore, he said, residents must be careful in protecting their environment because snakes were usually targeting mice or chickens as food.
"As happened in Pesanggrahan lately, snakes were found in pipes because they were looking for mice," Ahmad told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.
