{"id":25787,"date":"2023-09-06T07:40:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=25787"},"modified":"2023-09-06T07:40:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:40:21","slug":"cops-left-rattled-after-wrestling-12ft-python-seen-slithering-down-uk-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/world-news\/cops-left-rattled-after-wrestling-12ft-python-seen-slithering-down-uk-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops left rattled after wrestling 12ft python seen slithering down UK street"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police were left "rattled" following a horrifying encounter with a 12ft python slithering down a UK street.<\/p>\n

Three officers were left grappling with the reptile in the Black Country, attending the scene of a sighting in the middle of the night on Tuesday in West Bromwich, West Midlands.<\/p>\n

The force were on hand to deal with the 3.6metre-long python, with one of the world's biggest snakes casually sat in the middle of the road. <\/p>\n

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Quick-thinking actions saw the snake, which is native to Southeast Asia, bagged and taken into the back of a police van, and the beast has since been handed over to vets.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

"Just after 1.30am this morning we received a call from a member of the public that a 12 foot yellow python was slithering on Harwood Street, West Bromwich."<\/p>\n

Officers were left dealing with the snake after RSPCA representatives were unable to attend the scene to extract the snake. <\/p>\n

The police statement continued: "While RSPCA colleagues would usually handle this situation they were not able to attend due to the time of the call so some of our brave response officers stepped in.<\/p>\n

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