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Pattaya firefighters catch 5-metre python in Nong Prue pond

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Pattaya firefighters catch 5-metre python in Nong Prue pond

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Pattaya firefighters caught a female reticulated python more than 5 metres long in an abandoned pond in Nong Prue, Chon Buri, on the evening of 14 Nov. A backhoe driver churned the water to push it out. It weighed over 30 kg and was released far from homes.

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The backhoe driver told firefighters that two or three more large pythons live in the same pond, according to the report.

Key dates

  1. 14 Nov, about 18:00A landowner called Pattaya City firefighters after the python appeared while a hired backhoe dug into the pond.
  2. 14 Nov, eveningFirefighters hauled the python onto the bank after a 30-minute search, then released it far from homes.

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