Police officers had a scare after finding a wild python in the trees outside their station. <br /><br />The 13ft long serpent was heard chasing a terrified squirrel through the branches in Ratchaburi, central Thailand on Tuesday (January 21) noon.<br /><br />Cops were afraid to tackle the intruder themselves and called the local rescue team who spent 15 minutes capturing the snake.<br /><br />Onlooker Thawatchai Thongsuk, 39, said he had just finished talking to the police and was returning to his car when he saw the snake.<br /><br />He said: "I saw the snake and asked a passing officer if the python belonged to the station. He looked up and shrieked when he saw what it was.''
