A woman was shocked after being woken up by a 20ft long python outside her house.<br /><br />Anucha Rattanasurang went to bed last night but was disturbed just before midnight by dogs' barking at the killer reptile.<br /><br />She noticed the giant reptile on the patio outside her back door in Sukhothai, central Thailand on Thursday (November 7) night.<br /><br />Anucha contacted the rescue team who sent two volunteers. However, they needed reinforcements, with eight more volunteers arriving because the python was so big.<br /><br />The python slithered away and hid in the dense grass. They spent an hour trying to catch the python, which made several attempts at biting them.<br /><br />Snake catcher Pongthep Sakhon said it was difficult to trap the python because of its size and ferocity.<br /><br />He said: "The snake was hiding silently in the dense grass and when we found it, we were attacked instantly."<br /><br />"Fortunately, no one of our team was hurt by the snake and we could catch it eventually."<br /><br />The huge python was stretched out and estimated to be 20ft long. It was then put in a bucket and covered before being released back to the wild.
