A six-foot-long python has escaped from a suburban residence, posing a hazard to small children and animals.
Residents of the Melbourne suburb Hughesdale were issued a warning after a python escaped.
A six-foot snake that was allowed to bask in the sun in a backyard slithered away unobserved.
The python has been described as “calm,” although it poses a danger to children and animals.
People have been instructed to contact the council or rangers if they observe the snake.
Residents in a Melbourne neighbourhood are on the hunt for a python that slithered away while its owner was preoccupied.
Although the six-foot-long snake is regarded as “calm,” it poses a serious threat to small children and pets, as pythons are known to ingest cats and dogs in their entirety after strangling them.
The cold-blooded reptile, named Charlie, was let to bask in the sun in the backyard of a Hughesdale residence in Melbourne’s southeast on Sunday at noon.
Six-foot-long python named Charlie has escaped from its owner’s backyard in southeast suburban Melbourne.
However, his owner Izzy Elhan was too preoccupied with yardwork to notice when the snake escaped.
“While I am tending to the garden, I am keeping a close check on it – up and down – with no issues,” he told 9News.
Then, as I passed, he was instantly gone.
Since then, Mr. Elhan has sought along his street of residence, Simmonds Street.
Mr. Elhan stated, “I am making every effort to find him.”
Yesterday, I spent the entire day searching, but there is no sign.
I have contacted every local snake catcher.
Although Mr. Elhan described Charlie as typically “calm” and “tame,” he noted that the beast may choke a tiny animal or child.
Izzy Elhan, Charlie’s owner, stated that he was monitoring the snake while gardening, but it escaped while he was distracted.
Anyone who observes Charlie should avoid approaching the snake and instead contact the city council or the park’s wildlife officers.
Neighbors were horrified upon learning that the beast was on the loose.
A mother with a young child stated, “I’m honestly rather concerned about the snake species that have escaped their cage or home.”
That makes me extremely anxious.
Charlie, whom Mr. Elhan has raised since he was a hatchling nine years ago, has previously wandered off.
In the previous winter, the snake disappeared for three weeks before returning home.
Anyone who encounters Charlie is cautioned against approaching the snake, as it may strike.
They should instead contact the local government or park rangers.