Video shows firefighters wrestling with invasive 6.5-meter-long Burmese python in Kaohsiung City
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/04
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Firefighters capturing python. (Kaohsiung Fire Bureau photo)
Thursday afternoon, a Burmese python measuring 6.5 meters (21 feet) in length and weighing 60 kilograms was found slithering through the grass near Chengcing Lake in Kaohsiung City's Niaosong District, reported UDN. Firefighters who arrived at the scene were reportedly startled by the massive size of the python, which is not endemic to Taiwan.
At 3:55 p.m. on Thursday, a worker was clearing weeds around a drainage ditch next to Wenqian Road and near the rear entrance to the lake. He suddenly spotted the python wriggling in the weeds and immediately notified authorities.
The fire bureau initially dispatched two men to the scene, but once they realized the enormous size of the creature, they called for backup. Eight firefighters were eventually needed to subdue the snake, reported SET News. [FULL STORY]