This is the terrifying moment a rampaging python brought havoc on a busy road as drivers battled to catch it in a cardboard box.<br /><br />The 12ft long python brought traffic to a stop during rush hour in Pasay City in the Metro Manila region of the Philippines yesterday (September 20).<br /><br />Footage shows dozens of men standing around the snake as it tries to evade capture, slithering along the tarmac towards bushes in a central reservation.<br /><br />They eventually managed to pounce on the unwelcome road user but struggled to get a hold of it inside the flimsy cardboard box.<br /><br />A traffic policeman arrived and pulled the serpent to the side of the road, before using a plastic crate, a black sheet and other tools before finally putting it into a sack.<br /><br />The sighting of the snake was particularly unusual in the highly urban, concrete area of the capital region of Manila.<br /><br />Shocken onlooker Maryann Te said: ''There was a big crowd of people all standing around so I went over to look. Pedestrians and drivers went to see it. <br /><br />''The snake suddenly jumped up and tried to get away. It was a shock, very scary. <br /><br />''The snake was very big, and I've never seen one like this on the road. I don't know where it came from. It took quite a long time to catch it.<br /><br />''The snake should definitely not have been on the road. It could have caused an accident.''<br /><br />Police called animal handlers who arrived on the scene and took the python away from the urban area to be released into the wild.
